Chaos gods

A chaos deity is a deity or more often a figure or spirit in mythology associated with or being a personification of primordial chaos. The following is a list of chaos deities in various mythologies.

Arabian

 * Falak
 * Hinn and Binn

Canaanite

 * Yam, god of the sea and primordial chaos
 * Tannin (monster)

Egyptian

 * Apep the ultimate evil of Egyptian mythology in snake form
 * Isfet chaos, disorder, and injustice - opposed to Maat
 * Nu (mythology) primordial waters
 * Set (deity) was not originally evil, but developed into a hated figure thanks to the invading Hyksos who identified him with their chief god, fights Apep.

Hebrew

 * Leviathan (is referred to as a reptilian aquatic animal in the Bible, but has also been used as an image of Satan).

Mesopotamian

 * Tiamat

Celtic

 * Fomorians – monstrous Irish sea-demons deposed by the Tuatha dé Danann

Norse-Germanic

 * Midgard Serpent
 * Nidhogg
 * Surtr
 * Ymir

Graeco-Roman

 * Chaos (mythology), the "first thing that came into being" according to Hesiod
 * Dionysus, in some cases thought to be a god of chaos
 * Eris
 * Hydra (mythology)
 * Typhon

Anatolian - Hittite

 * Illuyanka

Hindu-Vedic

 * Vritra

Persian Zoroastrian
Manichaeism
 * Angra Mainyu, Zoroastrian god of evil and opposed to Ahura Mazda, god of good
 * Prince of Darkness

Asia-Pacific / Oceania

 * Amatsumikaboshi, Japanese

Native Americas

 * Cipactli
 * Juracán
 * Tau (mythology)
 * Unhcegila