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In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], according to [[Hesiod]], ''Chaos'' was the primordial "gap" from which, of after which, different basic gods ushered forth, including [[Gaia]], [[Tartaros]], and [[Eros]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], according to [[Hesiod]], ''Chaos'' was the primordial "gap" from which, of after which, different basic gods ushered forth, including [[Gaia]], [[Tartaros]], and [[Eros]].

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Chaos [r]: In Greek mythology, according to Hesiod, Chaos was the primordial "gap" from which, of after which, different basic gods ushered forth, including Gaia, Tartaros, and Eros.