As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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Michael
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Michael Goodyear is a J.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan Law School. He has an A.B. in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in Byzantine history. He has published articles in a variety of academic and general-interest publications, including Le Monde diplomatique , Ancient History Encyclopedia , History News Network , and the Michigan Journal of International Law . For a full list of his history publications, please see his blog.
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