Kaos hinges on prophecies – historian explains the real oracles that inspired the Netflix show

By Ellie Mackin Roberts, Research fellow, University of Bristol

This article contains spoilers for series one of Kaos.

Central to the plot of Netflix’s new series, Kaos, are four prophecies. In the lore of the series, all humans are given a prophecy, and no two can be the same. There’s just one problem – all four important prophecies in the show are identical:

A line appears

The order wanes

The family falls

and Kaos reigns.

Each of the prophecy’s four recipients – Zeus (Jeff Goldblum), Riddy (Aurora Perrineau), Caeneus (Misia Butler) and Ari (Leila…

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