Primordial

The Embodiments of Creation

## Profile

### Aliases and Epithets

Primordial Entities, Primordial Deities, Progenitors, Primeval Entities, First-Generation Primordials, Cosmic Entities, Higher Divinities, Expert Reality-Warpers, Multi-Dimensional Travelers, Hitorigami

### Personify

Everything, examples being Creation, Time, Reality, Destruction, Darkness and Light (Depending on the Specific Primordial)

### Affiliations

Creation, Second-Generation Primordials (Children)

## Other

### Status

Active

The **Primordials** are the ancient cosmic entities that personify the abstract concepts which were emerged at Creation.

## Overview

They are among the most powerful beings in all of Creation, rivaling the Arcuthas, Outer Gods, and even the Endless, while surpassing all angels and demons in power and strength. They are credited as the ancestors of all divinity, although are relatively weak when compared to Yesh, Khaos, Azathoth and the other such entities.

It is generally believed that the Primordials represent the "light" of creation, while the Outer Gods, their counterparts, represent the dark. They all embody the main concepts of existence such as earth, air, sea, sky, water, underworld, darkness, night, light, day, procreation and time. The Primordials were used as tools of power during the war against Azathoth and Yesh. The Primordials also had children known as the Second-Generation Primordials and from said generation came the gods of polytheistic myths.

Primordials are cosmic entities that precede the universe. They do not have a beginning. They are their own cause, with their parents and creators, ultimately, being their pre-existential self. Due to this, any entity that becomes a primordial will end up having all its versions of the Multiverse in the past, present and future erased (due to existing beyond time itself, no longer having a principle and being its own cause). An example of this is Elaine Belloc, daughter of Michael, who upon ascending to a Supreme God, she lost her original self who was Michael's daughter, no longer having a principle or beginning.

## Description

As the first-born of the immortals, who formed the very fabric of the universe and helped stabilize it, they were primarily known in Greco-Roman mythology as the Protogenoi ('protos' meaning "first," and 'genos' being "born"). They were, for the most part, purely elemental beings; for example: examples of such are Ouranos being the Sky and Gaia being the Earth. A few of them were occasionally described or portrayed in anthropomorphic form. However, these forms were inevitably inseparable from their native element.

Even though the main primordials are Greco-Roman, not all Primordials stem from them. Most Primordials did originated from Khaos or one of their avatars like Amatsu-Mikaboshi, but some of them did came from Yesh, such as Brahman. The Primordials' main duty is to maintain Creation under the watchful eye of their progenitors, Khaos and Yesh Himself.

## Appearances

Such beings are devoid of physical or spiritual appearance. They are more than beings or deities. They are concepts, living forces. The Primordials are words, names, ideas, etc. Beings beyond existing or not existing, being or not being. They transcend all that exists in the known universe & multiverse, being devoid of shape, size or depth.

But, they can take forms on the physical and spiritual plane. Yesh is, for example, sometimes perceived as an incredibly bright light that expands through various levels of creation, but can also appear as an elderly man, a beautiful woman or a little boy. The entities of the Void, such as Khaos and Ayin, usually appear with Gothic forms or vast darkness. Lesser Primordials can also appear in human forms, such as Nyx, Erebus, Amenominakanushi, and so on.

## Personality Traits

It is difficult to describe the personality of a Primordial, as they are beings that are beyond all things, beyond imagination and beyond the unimaginable, they are beings with knowledge and wisdom far beyond any human, demon or angel, with several parts of creation existing within them. Just as a bacterium could not understand the concept of a human being, a human cannot understand the concept of a Primordial. However, foolish it may be. It would not be absurd to think that they are impersonal beings, existing only as forces in Creation.

Although collectively described as "blind" and "mindless", this is only because of the limited perspective of lower entities, as they are actually utterly beyond all understanding, human or otherwise. They operate at much higher levels, which makes most of them completely impersonal entities.

## Powers and Abilities

Primordials are among the most powerful entities in all of Creation, most possessing at least nigh-omnipotence, nigh-omniscience and nigh-omnipresence, coming short of only to the pre-existential primordials, like Yesh and Khaos, and rivalling the Arcuthas and Outer Gods. They are able to create, reshape and destroy practically entire realms, dimensions and even timelines, with some affecting the entire Multiverse. They are completely unbound from the laws of reality and also specialize in abilities unique to their domains, where they are at their strongest.

They don't just rule over their own domains, they also embody them as for example Erebus literally being the primordial darkness itself.

## History

### Genesis

The Primordials were said to have been fashioned by Khaos, who had given them life through the resulting implosion. It is said that Khaos cupped his hands within the waters of chaps before breathing life into the puddle. Khaos then dipped its fingers into the content and flicked them forward, creating the Primordials. They were created to serve Khaos against the Old Ones of Azathoth and then Yesh at latter.

After the defeat and imprisonment of Azathoth and surrender from Khaos, Yesh (now being known as God) then turned His attention to these primeval beings. His new creations, the Angels, at first opted to destroy them in fear that they might turn against them, just as the Outer Gods did. But God refused, for He noticed that, despite being born out of Khaos that molded with life, they were rather benevolent. And thus, He spared them.

With existence itself coming into form they took began to take corporeal form but one that is attributed to a certain aspect born from the emergence of the universe and its components. Seeing that they embody the components of creation itself, God assigned them with becoming these very components once the universe and all its concepts were done, in order for the "natural wheel" to spin in a stabilized manner. The Primordials agreed and carried on with this task. Once done, they laid dormant in their natural state for many centuries and, in the process, gave birth to other primeval deities. To this day, they remain inactive and take no part whatsoever in the events that transpire concerning the mortal realms, for they are one with the forces and concepts they embody.

### One with Creation

When the universe and all that it is was properly formed, God and Khaos rested and left its maintenance in the hands of the Primordials. However, as time went on, some of the Primordials established a hierarchy of sorts over the cosmos which then led to the conception of the gods that humans have come to know in ancient mythology while other Primordials were simply concerned with the tasks given to them. Once complete, they laid dormant in their natural state for many centuries and in the process gave birth to other primeval deities.

However, when the gods of old were born by the Primordials or the Second-Generation Primordials, many of them warred against their mighty parents and relatives for the right to claim lordship over the Earth and the universe whilst others relinquished their status to their children. Their children emerged victorious and established themselves as the new rulers of the cosmos in place of their parents and ancestors. To this day, some of the Primordials that did not partake in these conflicts remain inactive and take no part whatsoever in the events that transpire concerning the mortal realms, for they are one with the forces and concepts they embody.

## Myths and Legends

### Notable Primordial Groups

The Kotoamatsukami (which literally means distinguishing heavenly kami) is the collective name for the first Shinto gods which came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe. They were born in Takamagahara, the Shinto Skyland, at the time of The Creation. Unlike the later gods, these deities were born without any procreation, only created by Khaos' avatar, Amatsu-Mikaboshi. The next generation of gods that followed was the Kamiyonanayo. The Kotoamatsukami later "hid away" as Hitorigami. Though the Zōkasanshin (three deities of Creation) are thought to be genderless, another theory stated Kami-musuhi was a woman and Takami-musubi a man, comparing them with water and fire or yin and yang.

The Ogdoad were eight Egyptian primordial deities worshipped in Hermopolis. References to the Ogdoad date to the Old Kingdom of Egypt and even at the time of composition of the Pyramid Texts towards the end of the Old Kingdom. They appear to have been antiquated and mostly forgotten by everyone except religious experts. They are frequently mentioned in the Coffin Texts of the Middle Kingdom. They are described as having the heads of frogs (male) and serpents (female) and are often depicted in this way in reliefs of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

## Notable Primordials

### Kabbalah Primordials

* Ein Sof - Kabbalist Primordial of Infinity, Nothing and Existence
* Ein Sof Ohr - Kabbalist Primordial of Light, Creation and Eternity
* Binah - Kabbalist Primordial of Understanding
* Chesed - Kabbalist Primordial of Mercy
* Chokhmah - Kabbalist Primordial of Wisdom
* Da'at - Kabbalist Primordial of Knowledge
* Gevurah - Kabbalist Primordial of Strength and Severity
* Hod - Kabbalist Primordial of Glory, Intelligence and Perfection
* Keter - Kabbalist Primordial of Creation, Light and Existence
* Malkuth - Kabbalist Primordial of Matter
* Netzach - Kabbalist Primordial of Victory and Eternity
* Tiferet - Kabbalist Primordial of Beauty
* Yesod - Kabbalist Primordial of Foundation and Conscience

### Proto-Indo-European Primordials

* Dʰéǵʰōm - Proto-Indo-European Primordial Goddess of the Earth and the Land
* Dyēus - Proto-Indo-European Primordial God of the Sky and the Heavens

### Protogenoi (Greek Half)

* Khaos - Greco-Roman Primordial of the Void, Emptiness, Nothingness and Creation.
* Chronos - Greek Primordial God of Time
* Nyx - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Night
* Erebus - Greek Primordial God of Darkness and Mist
* Tartarus - Greco-Roman Primordial God of the Abyss (the Underworld)
* Gaia - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Earth and the Land
* Eros - Greek Primordial God of Love
* Ouranos - Greek Primordial God of the Sky and the Heavens
* Hýdros - Greek Primordial God of the Ocean, Sea and Water
* Thésis - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Earth, Creation and Donation
* Aether - Greek Primordial God of Light and the Upper Sky
* Hemera - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Day
* Pontus - Greek Primordial God of the Sea
* Achlys - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Mist of Death and the Eternal Night
* Ananke - Greek Primordial Goddess of Inevitability, Compulsion and Necessity
* Caligo - Greek Primordial Goddess of the Abyss

### Protogenoi (Roman Half)

* Nox - Roman Primordial Goddess of the Night
* Scotus - Greek Primordial God of Darkness and Mist
* Terra - Roman Primordial Goddess of the Earth and the Land
* Amor - Greek Primordial God of Love
* Caelus - Roman Primordial God of the Sky and the Heavens
* Aether - Roman Primordial God of Light and the Upper Sky
* Dies - Roman Primordial Goddess of the Day
* Pontus - Roman Primordial God of the Sea
* Achlys - Roman Primordial Goddess of the Mist of Death and the Eternal Night
* Aion - Roman Primordial God of the Ages and Boundless time
* Necessitas - Roman Primordial Goddess of Inevitability, Compulsion and Necessity

### Norse Primordials

* Búri - Norse Aesir Primordial God of Creation
* Ýmir - Norse Jötnar Primordial God of Ice
* Surtr - Norse Jötunn Primordial God of Fire
* Auðumbla - Norse Primordial Creature of the Beginning
* Ginnungagap - Norse Primordial Void

### Ogdoad (Egyptian Primordials)

* Nun - Egyptian Primordial God of the Watery Abyss and Masculine version of Naunet
* Naunet - Egyptian Primordial Goddess of the Watery Abyss and Feminine version of Nun
* Heh - Egyptian Primordial God of Infinity and Eternity and Masculine version of Hauhet
* Hauhet - Egyptian Primordial Goddess of Infinity and Eternity and Feminine version of Heh
* Kek - Egyptian Primordial God of the Darkness and the Day and Masculine version of Kauket
* Kauket - Egyptian Primordial Goddess of the Darkness and the Day and Feminine version of Kek
* Qerḥ - Egyptian Primordial Snake God of the Night and Masculine version of Qerḥet
* Qerḥet - Egyptian Primordial Snake Goddess of the Night and Feminine version of Qerh

### Mesopotamian Primordials

* Abzu - Babylonian Primordial God of the Fresh Water
* Tiamat - Babylonian Primordial Goddess of the Salt Water, the Ocean, the Primordial Chaos and Dragons
* Lahmu - Babylonian Primordial God of the Zodiac, Parent Stars and Constellations
* Lahamu - Babylonian Primordial Goddess of the Water Depths, Zodiac, Parent-Stars, and Constellations
* Anshar - Babylonian Primordial God of the Sky and the Heavens
* Kishar - Babylonian Primordial Goddess of the Earth
* Engur - Sumerian Primordial God of the Fresh Water
* Nammu - Sumerian Primordial Goddess of Water, Life and Creation
* Anu - Sumerian Primordial God of the Sky and the Heavens
* Ki - Sumerian Primordial Goddess of the Earth

### Kotoamatsukami (Japanese Primordials)

* Amenominakanushi - Shinto Primordial God of Creation and Control
* Kami-musubi - Shinto Primordial Goddess of Creation and Divinity
* Takami-musubi - Shinto Primordial Goddess of Creation and Conquest
* Umashi'ashikabihikoji - Shinto Primordial God of Energy
* Amenotokotachi - Shinto Primordial God of the Heavens
* Amatsu-Mikaboshi - Shinto Primordial God of Darkness, Evil, Chaos, the Stars and the Void

### Hindu Primordials

* Brahman - Hindu Primordial God of the Highest Universal Principle
* Atman - Hindu Primordial God of the True Self of the Individual
* Shakti - Hindu Primordial Goddess of Cosmic Energy of Existence
* Mahadevi - Hindu Primordial Goddess of the Soul of Existence
* Pralaya - Hindu Primordial of the Void

### Aztec Primordials

* Ōmeteōtl - Aztec Primordial God of Fertility, Nature and Duality
* Ometecuhtli - Aztec Primordial God of Life and Masculinity (Male Half of Ōmeteōtl)
* Ometecuhtli - Aztec Primordial Goddess of Life and Femininity (Female Half of Ōmeteōtl)
* Cipactli - Aztec Primordial Eldritch Monster of the Primeval Seas
* Coatlicue - Aztec Primordial Goddess of Earth and Snakes

### Finnish and Baltic Primordials

* Dievas - Baltic Primordial God of Creation, Sky, Prosperity and Wealth
* Ilmatar - Finnish Primordial Goddess of Chastity and the Air

### Semitic Primordials

* Elioun - Semitic Primordial of Glory
* Beruth - Semitic Primordial of Shine
* Epigeius - Semitic Primordial God of the Sky
* Ge - Semitic Primordial Goddess of the Earth
* El - Semitic Primordial King of the Gods
* Asherah - Semitic Primordial Goddess of Motherhood, Divinity, Lordship, and Transcendence

### Zoroastrian Primordials

* Ahura Mazda - Zoroastrian Primordial God of Benevolence, Light, Creation and Wisdom
* Angra Mainyu - Zoroastrian Primordial God of Malevolence, Darkness, Destruction and Chaos
* Zurvan - Zoroastrian Primordial God of Neutrality, Duality, Infinitude and Space-Time
* Ahriman - Zoroastrian Primordial God of Darkness, Death, Evil, Destruction and Diseases

### Other Primordials

* Yesh - Abrahamic Primordial 'God' of Existence, Light, Good, Purity, Heaven, Order and Creation
* Ayin - Abrahamic Primordial 'Goddess' of Non-Existence, Darkness, Evil, Impurity, Hell, Chaos and Nothingness
* Death - Primordial Entity of Death
* Life - Primordial Entity of Life
* Ozgon - Primordial Entity of Fear and Terror
* Heimarmene - Primordial Entity of Fate and Destiny
* Father Time - Primordial Entity of Time
* Mother Night - Primordial Entity of the Night
* Ouroboros - Primordial Dragon of Infinity and Rebirth
* Bondyé - Primordial God of Creation, Kindness, Goodness and Honesty
* Apeiron - Primordial Cosmic Principle of Energy, Motion, Infinity, Indefinitely, and Boundlessness

## Quotes

* *"We are the Transcendentals that existed even before the first spark of light. We are the source of everything that exists or will exist. You are just a small infinitesimal fraction of us. Put yourself in your place, little one, for we can destroy you along with that speck of dust you call Earth."* - Several Primordials.

* *"We are they that knows the vastness of Creation. We were there when you crawled out of the ocean for the first time, an human in a embryo. Your power is naught compared to Ours."* - Many Primordials.

* *"Primordial Beings, the eldest entities... ever, can you imagine how much danger they can commit with creation if they act too much?"* - Dantalion about the Primordials.

* *"The inner dimensions of things, where Divine Power has its connection, are transparent and pure."*

* *"Maybe I'm God. Maybe I'm a concept of God, or the personification of the concept of Existence. In any case, I Am that I Am. Yahweh."* - God.

* *"I am the Ouroboros, child of Khaos. But, you can call me Ophis. I am the first serpent and one of the first dragons, born from the Nothingness and the Seas of Chaos. I know God. He is like my uncle. He is the End, I am the Without End."* - Ouroboros.

* *"Talking about these guys is the most boring thing in the universe. It's abstractions, concepts, names and ideas. It's like wanting to talk about the color blue. You know. It's not a fun dialogue. But if you are interested in having a dialogue with the law of gravity, go ahead."* - A Supernatural Hunter.

* *"Be afraid of the Primordials. They could squash a True Archangel like a fly."* - Jophiel.

* *"The Universe is a lot bigger than most people think. Naturally a house that big needed a lot of helping hands. So you could say the Primordials acted as walking renovations for the Angels to use on the Universe. Sure, some of us wanted to start something of their own and they let us. Sadly, most didn't turn out well."* - Gabriel.

## Gallery

*A Primordial creating a new universe**Four of the Protogenoi, the Greek Primordials*
## Trivia

* Khaos is the only primordial entity that is apart of two separate pantheons as it is the same entity in both the Greek and Roman Pantheons with no counterpart.
* While similar to them, the Outer Gods are not primordial entities.
	+ The same goes for the Aeons that, despite having been created by Yesh, are neither primordial of the first or the second generation. They are a race of their own. The same goes for the Arcuthas as well.
* Some entities, although they are primordial-like themselves, have much lower powers than most other primordials, such as the demon gods who, even with their status, is comparable or even inferior to the Archangel Michael.
	+ The reason for this is because Ayin apparently feared the rebellion of her creations against her, as it was with the Arcuthas for Yesh.
* While the first couple of members of the Kamiyonanayo were treated as primordial entities, they are, actually, closer to Second-Generation Primordial Entities (due to being created after the beginning of Creation and are far weaker than the Kotoamatsukami).
	+ This also includes Zebul and the avatars of God (with the exception of Anu who is more of an extension of God than an avatar), like Jesus Christ as while some are equal to weaker primordial entities in power, they were created after Creation, which means they don't count.
* Most primordial entities are known as *Hitorigami*, which means entities who came into being alone, as opposed to those who came into being as male-female pairs.
* Out of all primordial entities, Ōmeteōtl was treated as the most interesting and confusing of them. This is due to the fact that they are known as two different entities; the male Ometecuhtli and the female Omecihuatl who simply speak and think simultaneously but in truth are one entity in two bodies.

## Image Sources

* (Ishurt God of Creation.jpg) Ishurt - God of Creation by LadyOwl
* (Brahim-azizi-bpr-render4.jpg) "supernova" Alien Design by brahim azizi
* (The First One.jpg) A Primordial by Asphodel
* (God of War Primordials.png) Primordials from God of War: Ascension
* (Zeus Yahweh.jpg) A 4th-century BCE silver coin ossibly representing Yahweh enthroned on a winged wheel from Yehud Medinata