From the Void of Chaos, to the Primeval Constructions

A book by Thomas (Tomazo) Pagonis.

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Εν αρχή ήν το Χάος.

In the dark void of non-existence, where neither time nor space had yet taken shape, ... there was Chaos!

... Chaos was not disorder, but rather a state without state:

... a vast potential containing everything, even creation itself, before creation even existed.

The Traveller of Myths, an imaginary character born of Pagonis’s imagination, studies the Theogony and decides to journey into the myths themselves.

He sees Chaos as an endless chasm from which all things emerged, ... an infinite abyss that held within it the first beings:

Gaia, Tartarus, and above all, Eros, the force of attraction and the union of matter and energy.

Within Chaos, ... he claims, slept the seeds of all that would ever be, even the elements of Mendeleev’s table.

But without Eros, they would have remained silent, unawakened, unshaped.

Then came Gaia, broad-breasted, the secure foundation of all things; and Tartarus, the shadow within her depths.

And from Chaos were born the shadowed Nyx and the absolute darkness of Erebus.

Then, through Nyx’s parthenogenesis, the Cosmos was filled with the calamities that still make humankind tragic:

... Geras, old age; Thanatos, death, and worst of all, Eris, ... discord!

But Night, in the gentle embrace of Philotes — in affection — joined with the Darkness of Erebus, ... and gave birth to the bright Aether and the radiant Day.

Proving that whenever we see shadows, somebody, somewhere, is enlightened.

but above Chaos, Gaia, and Tartarus moves Eros, radiant and unseen , .. always the most beautiful of the immortal gods.

loosening the limbs of all, conquering the mind and counsel of gods and men.

He is not a creator in the religious sense, but the cosmic need, ... the will that unites, shapes, and gives life.

Without Eros, Chaos would still be an abyss of sleeping atoms;

there would be no stars, no seas, no poets, no lovers.

And the Traveller of Myths, the rebel born of imagination and the constructive error of his creator who ment him to be a character in a noverl, ...would not exist to tell you this story.

Ordo ab Chao — Order from Chaos — as the later storytellers would say.

And thanks to Eros, the unshaped world began to breathe.

This book, the first in the series, explores the first days of the Theogony:

the rise and fall of Uranus,

the rise and fall of Cronus,

the first and the second conspiracies of Gaia,

and above all — the Titanomachy,

the mother of all wars.

The Traveller will describe the initiation of Hesiod by the Muses, the birth of Aphrodite, the cunning of Cronus, and the leadership of Zeus.

he claims he was an "eye-witness"

And in the next book, The Olympian Gods or The Gods of the Mortals, as the Traveller calls them — the story will unfold upon Olympus… the sacred mountain where the gods dwell.

Season One, Episode 7: “Titanomachy”

The Traveller of Myths takes us to the cosmic battlefield between Othrys and Olympus: Titans versus Olympians. The Cyclopes are freed, gifting Zeus the thunderbolt, Poseidon the trident, and Hades the helm of invisibility. The Hundred-Handed join the fight and tip the balance; the Titans are cast into Tartarus, Menoetius into Erebus, and the Silver Race of mortals meets its end. Yet Gaia is not finished, she prepares the next “weapons”: the Giants and Typhoeus. An episode about how war, births, Order, and a prelude to Zeus laying the foundations of human society.

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The Golden Era of Cronus and Rhea

The Traveller of Myths returns to guide us through the so-called Golden Age, the reign of Cronus and Rhea. But was it truly golden? Beneath the shine lies shadow. Cronus, the very personification of Time, swallows his children to escape prophecy, while Rhea conspires with Gaia to save the last-born: Zeus.

Along the way, we encounter the great unions of the Titans, Oceanus and Tethys, Hyperion and Theia, Coeus and Phoebe, Styx and Pallas, Iapetus and Clymene, whose offspring shape both cosmos and human destiny: rivers and winds, justice and strife, Prometheus and Atlas, even the first mortals of the Golden Race.

Beauty and mortality, love and loss, folly and foresight, all are born in this age of Time and Flow. And at its end, the seeds of rebellion are sown.

Next time: the Titanomachy, the war that will shake heaven and earth.

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Season One – Episode Five

of Gaia and Uranus ... and above all Aphrodite

From Uranus and Gaia to the birth of Aphrodite Ourania. Conspiracies, upheaval, and the first divine smile in Hesiod’s Theogony.

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Season One – Episode Four

“Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus… and above all, Eros.”

In this episode of The Traveller of Myths, we dive into the opening lines of Hesiod’s Theogony. What was Chaos, anarchy, disorder, or something deeper? Was the cosmos constructed, born, or created? The Traveller argues: none of the above. Chaos simply was the yawning openness from which Gaia, Tartarus, and the binding power of Eros emerged.

From primordial darkness (Nyx and Erebus) to the first unions of Night and Day, we uncover allegories of light, mortality, and the hidden laws of nature. Along the way, Night herself gives birth to Doom, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Deceit, Strife… and even Affection — weaving the algorithms of human fragility.

Expect poetry, philosophy, myth and a few sharp-tongued quarrels between hosts and the enigmatic Traveller, who cannot resist teasing both academics and science.

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Season One, Episode Three – The Initiation of Hesiod

In this episode, the Traveller of Myths takes us to Mount Helicon, where Hesiod, humble shepherd of Ascra, claimed to be not merely inspired by the Muses but initiated by them into poetry itself.

Through laurel sceptres, divine voices, and biting words that humbled before they elevated, we explore Hesiod’s transformation from shepherd to poet, the difference between Homer’s invocation and Hesiod’s plea, and what it means to be “initiated” into truth.

Along the way: Delphic maxims, counterfeit coins, Acusilaus, Palamas, and even the “Delian swimmer” Socrates… all with the Traveller’s usual irony, quarrels, and warnings not to trust the “mad monkeys” of history too much.

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The Traveller of Myths returns! Together with our new co-host, Dr. Eleanor Whitcombe, we explore the labyrinth of ancient tales: What is a myth? Is mythology connected to history, religion, or power? Did Greek myths borrow from other cultures, or are they unique? From Homer to Hesiod, from Virgil to Jung, we follow the Traveller’s provocative journey through allegories, gods, and heroes—sometimes humorous, often challenging, and always thought-provoking.

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Season One, Episode One – “The Constructive Error”

What if a character you created refused to follow the story? In this opening episode, meet the Traveller of Myths — a rebel who broke free from his author, mocks his creator, and begins his own journeys through Homer, Hesiod, and the tragic poets. Between irony, allegory, and defiance, he shows us why myths are alive, urgent, and still dangerous.