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The earliest surviving representation of Nyx is an Attic lekythos (c. 500 BC), which shows her driving a two-horse chariot away from Helios, who is ascending into the sky in his quadriga at the start of the new day. [167] Most depictions of Nyx portray her as having wings, and in early representations she is usually shown riding in a chariot. [168]
In Greek mythology, the Keres (/ˈkɪriːz/; Ancient Greek: Κῆρες) were female death-spirits. They were the goddesses who personified violent death and who were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. [citation needed] Although they were present during death and dying, they did not have the power to kill. All they could do was wait and ...
Here Are 176 Greek God and Goddess Names. ... 150 Medieval Names for Your Baby Knight or Princess. Dark Elf Names. ... Nyx — The personification of night in Greek mythology.
Like her mother Nyx, Hesiod has Eris as the mother—with no father mentioned—of many children (the only child of Nyx with offspring) who are also personifications representing various misfortunes and harmful things which, in Eris' case, might be thought to result from discord and strife [6] All of Eris' children are little more than ...
In Greek mythology, Hemera (/ ˈ h ɛ m ər ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἡμέρα, romanized: Hēmérā, lit. 'Day' [hɛːméraː]) was the personification of day. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the sister of Aether.
In Hesiod's Theogony, Philotes is described as one of the children of Nyx (Night). [1] In later genealogies given by Roman authors, she is the offspring of Erebus (Darkness) and Nox (the Roman name for Nyx). [2] Her siblings are said to be, among others, Apate (Deceit), Nemesis (Indignation), and Eris (Strife)
In Hesiod's Theogony, Hypnos is one of the offspring of Nyx (Νύξ, ' Night '), the goddess of Night, without a father. [11] In genealogies from works by Roman authors, he is the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nox (Night, the Roman name for Nyx). [12] In the Iliad, Nyx is a dreadful and powerful goddess, and even Zeus fears to enter her realm. [13]