Nyx
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Nyx is the primordial Greek goddess of the night, a powerful and ancient deity from whom many other gods and personified forces descend.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
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Personification of night → Primordial deity → |
| appearsIn |
Theogony
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| associatedWith |
Darkness
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Death → Dreams → Sleep → |
| authorMentionedBy |
Hesiod
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| culture |
Ancient Greek religion
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| describedAs |
Primordial goddess of the night
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| domain |
Night
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| gender |
Female
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| hasRomanEquivalent |
Nox
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| iconography |
Goddess veiled in darkness
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Winged woman surrounded by stars → |
| influenced |
Later personifications of night in Western tradition
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| mythologicalTradition |
Greek mythology
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| parentOf |
Aether
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Apate → Eris → Geras → Hemera → Hesperides → Hypnos → Keres → Moirai → Momus → Moros → Nemesis → Oizys → Oneiroi → Philotes → Thanatos → |
| powerLevel |
Very powerful deity
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| residence |
Tartarus
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| roleInCosmogony |
One of the first beings to emerge from Chaos
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| siblingOf |
Chaos
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Erebus → Eros (primordial) → Gaia → Tartarus → |
| spouseOrConsort |
Erebus
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| symbolicColor |
Black
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| typeOfDeity |
Cosmic deity
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| worshippedIn |
Ancient Greece
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| worshipType |
Chthonic worship
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Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Aegle
→
Chrysothemis → Erytheia → Hesperia → Hesperides → |
parent |
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Asterope
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Erinyes → |
parentInSomeTraditions |
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Moirae
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associatedWith |
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Nymphs of evening
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associatedWithDeity |
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Erebus
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consort |
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Chaos
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givesRiseTo |
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Moirae
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possibleParent |
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Chaos
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precedes |
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Erebus
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sibling |
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Erebus
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spouse |