Nyx

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Nyx (/nɪks/; Ancient Greek: Νύξ, Nýx, [nýks], 'Night') is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty that she is feared by Zeus himself.

In Hesiod's Theogony, Nyx is born of Chaos. With Erebus (Darkness), Nyx gives birth to Aether (Brightness) and Hemera (Day). Later, on her own, Nyx gives birth to Moros (Doom, Destiny), the Keres (Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), Nemesis (Indignation, Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Friendship), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife).

In his description of Tartarus, Hesiod locates there the home of Nyx, and the homes of her children Hypnos and Thanatos. Hesiod says further that Nyx's daughter Hemera (Day) left Tartarus just as Nyx (Night) entered it; continuing cyclicly, when Hemera returned, Nyx left. This mirrors the portrayal of Ratri (night) in the Rigveda, where she works in close cooperation but also tension with her sister Ushas (dawn).

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Στην ελληνική μυθολογία με το όνομα Νυξ είναι γνωστή η θεότητα που προσωποποιούσε τη νύχτα. Η Νυξ αναφέρεται ιδιαίτερα από τους αρχαίους Έλληνες ποιητές, αλλά η μεγάλη σημασία της στην ελληνική μυθολογία υπερβαίνει τα απλά λογοτεχνικά πλαίσια. Η Νυξ ήταν κυρίαρχη, αρχέγονη και κοσμογονική οντότητα, την οποία σεβόταν και φοβόταν ακόμη και ο ίδιος ο θεός Δίας. Σύμφωνα με τη Θεογονία του Ησιόδου, η Νυξ είχε γεννηθεί από το Χάος και ήταν μητέρα των παρακάτω οντοτήτων.

Translations

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