In
Greek mythology,
Nyx was the primordial goddess of the night. She was born of
Chaos. She gave birth to
Aether alone and
Hemera,
Moros,
Charon,
Eros and the
Keres with her brother,
Erebus. With
Dionysus, she mothered
Phthonus. She was also mother of
Momus,
Thanatos,
Hypnos, the
Hesperides,
Nemesis,
Apate,
Philotes,
Geras, the
Fates.
Nyx's sister, Hemera, was the goddess of the day. Hemera left Tartarus just as Nyx entered it; when Hemera returned, Nyx left.
Her Roman equivalent was Nox. (Virgil V, 721)
Hesiod, Theogony; Aristophanes, Birds.
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