The Role Of Chaos In The Odyssey

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Thousands of years ago, there was nothing but a primordial God named Chaos which means "the gap" in Greek. He first made the earth and sky. Then he made the sea and a pit of darkness named Tartus. Also he used his powers to make Gaea, the goddess of the earth and another primordial goddess. After years of begging Chaos for a mate, he accepted it out of annoyance or boredom. So, he made Uranus, the god of the sky and Heaven. Together, they had three sets of children: the elder cyclops, the hundred-handed ones, and the Titans. The first two was thrown in Tartus, the evil hole. The twelve titans were six guys and ladies with their own special powers like time, water, and etc. The Males were Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus

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