Term: Chaos
Literally meaning: “ a chasm, or an abyss, or the
endless dark”
Origin: Anc Greek
χάος/khaos(=chaos)
>χάσμα/khasma(=chasm) >χαίνω/kheno(=to open mouth
Coined/History
The term is attributed to Greek oral poet Hesiod (750-650 BC) who referred to chaos in his work “theogony”. The “theogony” refers to the origins
of the world and the gods beginning with Chaos, Gaia(Earth), and Eros(Love).
Definition
1. A state of great confusion or disorderly collection of
things
2. The unformed matter supposed to be existed before the
ordered universe
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