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Phanes (mythology) Phanes ( Greek: Φάνης, from φαίνω - phainō "I bring to light"), or Protogonos Greek: Πρωτογόνος, "First-born"), was the mystic primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life, who was introduced into Greek mythology by the Orphic tradition; other names for this Classical Greek Orphic concept included Ericapaeus (Ἠρικαπαῖος or Ἠρικεπαῖος "power" and …

The Greek God Phanes Phanes is a Greek god who appears in the Orphic tradition of Greek mythology, and as such is a Greek god who is rarely commented upon. Today, the most famous Greek deities are those listed in Hesiod’s version of the genealogy of the gods (the Theogony ), and in this work there is no mention of Phanes.

Phanes was a male God, in an Orphic hymn he is named as "Lord Priapos". [5] Phanes was a deity of light and goodness, whose name meant "to bring light" or "to shine"; a first-born god of light who emerged from a void or a watery abyss and gives birth to the universe. Nyx (Night) is variously said to be Phanes' daughter [4] or older wife.

In the Orphic tradition of Greek mythology, Phanes is the primeval god of creation and new life. According to legend, Phanes was an androgynous god who emerged from a cosmic egg created by Chronos, intertwined with a serpent. As a god of light, he was the creator of daytime and linked with Nyx, the goddess of night who created nighttime.

Phanes / F eɪ ˌ N I Z / ( 그리스어 : Φάνης , 로마자 : Phánēs , 소유격 Φάνητος ) 또는 Protogonus / P의 R oʊ t ɒ 쪽에서 소리 ə N ə S / ( 그리