ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)
P. and V. σκοτεινός, V. κνεφαῖος, ὀρφναῖος, δνοφώδης, μελαμβαθής. λυγαῖος, δυσαίθριος; see dark.