entity_sources: ENT_CHAOS, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_CHAOS | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 116: "First of all Chaos came to be (γένετ᾽)" — the formless void that precedes the cosmos; Hesiod is the earliest surviving text that names Chaos as a cosmological entity and makes it the origin of all things; the primary ancient source for Chaos as a named primordial |