Nyx

Summary

Nyx is a Greek primordial deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 8% of greek_primordial_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,689 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nyx's father was Chaos^[3].
• Nyx's mother was Caligo^[4].
• Nyx was married to Erebos^[5].
• A child of Nyx was Nemesis^[6].
• A child of Nyx was Charon^[7].
• A child of Nyx was Hemera^[8].
• A child of Nyx was Eris^[9].
• A child of Nyx was Hypnos^[10].
• A child of Nyx was Morpheus^[11].
• Nyx's image is recorded as William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - La Nuit (1883).jpg^[12].
• Nyx's image is recorded as BnF MS Gr139 folio 435 verso - detail - Nyx.jpg^[13].
• Nyx is recorded as female^[14].
• Nyx's instance of is recorded as Greek primordial deity^[15].
• Nyx's instance of is recorded as goddess^[16].
• Nyx's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10153530877748700886^[17].
• Nyx's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 284156563638823242639^[18].
• Nyx's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018110886^[19].
• Nyx's IdRef ID is recorded as 236906143^[20].
• Nyx's Commons category is recorded as Nyx^[21].
• Nyx's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Nyx.ogg^[22].
• Nyx's said to be the same as is recorded as Nox^[23].
• Nyx's said to be the same as is recorded as Nótt^[24].
• Nyx's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l3dd^[25].
• Nyx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nyx^[26].
• Nyx's Commons gallery is recorded as Nix^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nyx's father was Chaos^[3]. Her mother was Caligo^[4].

Personal Life

Among Nyx's spouses was Erebos^[5]. Children include Nemesis^[6], an Oceanids^[28]; Charon^[7], a Greek deity^[29]; Hemera^[8], a Greek deity^[30]; Eris^[9], a Greek deity^[31]; Hypnos^[10], a Greek deity^[32]; and Morpheus^[11], a Greek deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nyx include Nix^[34], a moon of Pluto^[35]; fear of the dark^[36], a phobia^[37]; and 3908 she^[38], an asteroid^[39].

Why It Matters

Nyx ranks in the top 8% of greek_primordial_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,689 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for her include Nix^[34], a moon of Pluto^[35]; fear of the dark^[36], a phobia^[37]; and 3908 she^[38], an asteroid^[39].

FAQs

Who were Nyx's parents?

Nyx's father was Chaos^[3]. Nyx's mother was Caligo^[4].

Who was Nyx married to?

Nyx's spouses include Erebos^[5].