Chaos was the emptiness of which came the day and the night.
His consort was Nyx (night).
It was the void state before the creation of the universe.
It was a formless mass. Out of Chaos came Gaea (earth), Tartarus (the underworld), Eros (desire) and Erebos (darkness).
Chaos symbolized the infinite which was the opposite of Ether which was the finite. Chaos was surrounded by Night. From Eros and Chaos came the birds.
In other versions Eros is the son of Aphrodite.
Gaea, or Gaia, was mother earth, the firstborn child of Chaos. Another name for Gaea is Ge.
After her came Tartarus (the underworld/abyss), Eros (desire/love) and Erebos (darkness).
In other versions Eros is the son of Aphrodite.
Gaea first gave life to Uranus (the sky), her equal.
Together with Uranus she made the twelve Titans: six female and six male, three Cyclopes and three monsters: the Centimanes or Hecatoncheires.
She also created the Ourea (mountains), Pontus: the sea and the ocean.
One of the Titans was Cronus. Gaea predicted that one of his sons would dethrone him.
Just like Uranus he was a tyrant. Other later offspring of Gaea where the Erinyes/Furies, Meliae (ash nymphs) and giants created by the blood of Uranus.
With Poseidon, god of the sea, Gaea birthed the whirlpool Charybdis.
Another child of Gaea was King Erichthonius, born from the soil when the god Hepheastus attempted to rape Athena.
Erichthonius was adopted by the goddess Athena. By Pontus she mothered the sea-deities Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto and Eurybia.
Gaea married Tartarus at the time the Olympians ruled the world. Their child was Typhoeus: a monster with a 100 heads who fought Zeus.
Gaea was seen as the universal mother by the Greek. The earth was seen as the mother-goddess.
She symbolised fertility and had influence over plants, animals and humans. The soil of Gaea nourished all that existed.
By her benevolence humans were blessed with children and produce of the earth. She was goddess of marriages and prophetesses as well.
Also at Patras, the sick came to consult her. She was also important at Aeagae, Delphi and Olympia.
Her sanctuaries were at Dodona, Tegea, Sparta and Athens, near the Areopagus.
She gave birth to the human race in the myth of Erichthonius. She could foretell the future as well.
The Oracle of Delphi originally belonged to Gaea, a while before Apollo.
Phoebe, child of Gaea, succeeded her who presumably gave it as a birthday gift to her grandson Apollo.
There are different versions of how Apollo got the Oracle. Later on she became less important in Greek life.
Gaea helped the Titan Cronus to overthrow his father Uranus by giving him a sickle. She was angry that Uranus had locked her offspring in Tartarus.
To Metis Gaea prophesied that her child by Zeus would be a girl but if it were a son, he would defeat his father. Then Zeus destroyed Metis.
Gaea and Uranus advised Rheia to go to Crete to save Zeus from Cronus.
In Phoenician Mythology the father of Gaea and Uranus is Hypsistos or Elioun, the All Highest.
In this version an addition is that Gaea is said to have been tormented by jealousy because of the infedelity of Uranus so they got separated.
Uranus would have approached his wife with violence whenever he got the chance.
Uranus was birthed by Gaea who was also his consort. She made him as her equal. He was god of the starlit sky. He was the first ruler of the world.
From Gaea and Uranus came the twelve Titans: six male and six female. Then they gave birth to the Cyclopes.
Finally they bore three monsters: the Hecatoncheires or Centimanes. They lived in far-off regions.
The name Uranus comes from the Greek Ur-ana which means king of the mountains in its manly form.
Uranus seat was in the mountains where he fed Gaea with rain which created rivers and lakes.
Uranus is known as a tyrant and a generous god. Uranus locked his offspring into Tartarus. The Cyclopes had raised against him in rebellion.
Gaea was angry at him for this. She helped their last born son Cronus with overthrowing Uranus.
From the blood of Uranus came from Gaea the Erinyes/Furies, the Giants and the Meliae (ash-tree nymphs).
Out of the foam where he was cast into the sea came Aphrodite. Then Cronus became the ruler.
Later Rheia wanted to save her children because Cronus kept swallowing them.
On the advice of Uranus and Gaea the pregnant Rheia went to Crete to save her last child Zeus.
Uranus and Gaea warned Zeus that if he had children with Metis they would be more powerful than him, and dethrone him.
Then Zeus married Themis, daughter of Uranus and Gaea.
According to Mimnermus and Alcman Uranus and Gaea are also the parents of the Muses but Hesiod’s opinion is more accepted.
In Phoenician Mythology the father of Gaea and Uranus is Hypsistos or Elioun, the All Highest.
Uranus was often unfaithful to his wife Gaea. Therefore they got separated. He would have approached her with violence whenever he got the chance.
During the battle in which Uranus fell to Cronus, Uranus' favourite concubine fell into the hands of Cronus.
Cronus gave her as a wife to Dagon. Uranus' son of her was Demarus who became the father of Melkart, god of Tyre.
Uranus had fled but was planning to avenge himself. He sent three of his daughters: Ashtart, Rheia and Dione to kill Cronus.
Cronus seduced them and made them his wives. Eventually Uranus was overcome.