ANANKE - Greek Primordial Goddess of Necessity & Compulsion
Who and what is Ananke? First, she is extremely potent among the powers of the cosmos. Plato cites only two great cosmic forces: Reason (nous or mind) and Necessity (ananke).17 Reason accounts for what we can understand, for what follows reason’s laws and patterns. Necessity operates as a “variable”— sometimes translated as “erratic,” “errant,” or
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In ancient Greek, the word "chaos" (Χάος) didn’t have today’s connotations of disorder and confusion. Depending on who you asked, Chaos was:
It was only around 700 years later, when the Roman poet Ovid described Chaos as "a sh... See more
- A void (or “chasm”)
- Some sort of dwelling place
- The female force of creation
- The son of Chronos (the embodiment of linear time)
It was only around 700 years later, when the Roman poet Ovid described Chaos as "a sh... See more
Joel Stein • Why chaos is good, actually
- Eidolon (εἴδωλον): A ghostly phantom or illusory double in Greek mythology, reflecting an unreal or idealized image of a person or thing.
- Daemon (δαίμων): A divine or spiritual being in Greek philosophy, acting as a guiding force or moral conscience between gods and humans.
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Another main group is the primordial deities—the gods and goddesses of the Earth and sky, seas and mountains, the underworld, and even aspects of the human experience like aging and sleep. Gaia, the Earth and mother goddess, is chief among this group, along with Chronos, the god of time, and Nyx, the goddess of night.
