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===The first gods===
The world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose [[Chaos (mythology)|Chaos]] (Chasm); then came [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]] (Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" [[Tartarus]], in the depths of the Earth; and [[Eros]] (Desire) "fairest among the deathless gods".<ref>''Theogony'' 116&ndash;122 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.13.xml pp. 12, 13]). West 1966, p. 192 line 116 '''Χάος''', "best translated Chasm"; Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.13.xml p. 13], translates ''Χάος'' as "Chasm", and notes: (n. 7): "Usually translated as 'Chaos'; but that suggests to us, misleadingly, a jumble of disordered matter, whereas Hesiod's term indicates instead a gap or opening". Other translations given in this section follow those given by Caldwell, pp. 5&ndash;6.</ref>
From Chaos came [[Erebus]] (Darkness) and [[Nyx (mythology)|Nyx]] (Night). And Nyx "from union in love" with Erebus produced [[Aether (mythology)|Aether]] (Brightness) and [[Hemera]] (Day).<ref>''Theogony'' 123&ndash;125 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.13.xml pp. 12, 13]).</ref> From Gaia came [[Ouranos (mythology)|Uranus]] (Sky), the [[Ourea]] (Mountains), and [[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]] (Sea).<ref>''Theogony'' 126&ndash;132 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.13.xml pp. 12, 13]).</ref>

{{chart top|The first gods <ref>''Theogony'' 116&ndash;132 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.13.xml pp. 12, 13]); Caldwell, p. 5, table 3; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA694 p. 694]; Gantz, p. xxvi.</ref>|collapsed=yes}}
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{{tree chart| | | AET | | HEM |AET=[[Aether (mythology)|Aether]]|HEM=[[Hemera]]}}
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