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In Greek mythology, Tartarus (/ ˈ t ɑːr t ər ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, romanized: Tártaros) [1] is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans.
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BCE) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
Nu ("Watery One") or Nun ("The Inert One") (Ancient Egyptian: nnw Nānaw; Coptic: Ⲛⲟⲩⲛ Noun), in ancient Egyptian religion, is the personification of the primordial watery abyss which existed at the time of creation and from which the creator sun god Ra arose. [1]
Aether also played a role in Roman genealogies of the gods. Cicero says that Aether and Dies (Day) were the parents of Caelus (Sky), [ 10 ] and reports that according to the "so called theologians" Aether was the father of one of the "three Jupiters". [ 11 ]
God of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, and Atlas. Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) Mnemosyne: Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses. Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) Oceanus: God of the all-encircling river Oceans around the Earth, the fount of all the Earth's fresh-water. Φοίβη (Phoíbē) Phoebe
In a later extended sense in intertestamental Jewish literature, the abyss was the underworld, either the abode of the dead or eventually the realm of the rebellious spirits (fallen angels) . In the latter sense, specifically, the abyss was often seen as a prison for demons. This usage was picked up in the New Testament.
b) primeval catfish-headed gods called Nariu 8 "Those Who Raise Their Superiors To The Sky" 3: a) Nehebkau. b) nine catfish-headed gods led by Osiris. 9: Gods of the Primeval Abyss: 4 "Great One Who Is On His Belly" 10: Groaning goddesses with blood-dripping axes 5: a) Nut. b) ithyphallic Osiris 11: Ammit: 6: Tatenen: others
Rivers are a fundamental part of the topography of the underworld and are found in the earliest source materials: [12] In Homer's Iliad, the "ghost" of Patroclus makes specific mention of gates and a river (unnamed) in Hades; [13] in Homer's Odyssey, the "ghost" of Odysseus's mother, Anticlea, describes there being many "great rivers and appalling streams", and reference is made to at least ...