Nyx

Nyx (niks) was a Greek primeval goddess.

Abode and Attributes
Nyx was the primeval goddess of the night.

Depiction
Nyx was typically shown with an aureole of dark mist on top of her head and as a winged goddess or in a chariot.

Mythology
At dusk, Nyx would draw the mists of Erebus over the sky to bring about the night. Then, at dawn, Hemera would scatter the mists to bring back the day.

Relationships

 * Chaos (mother)
 * Erebus (husband)
 * Aether (son by Erebus)
 * Hemera (daughter by Erebus)
 * Moros (son by Erebus)
 * The Keres (daughters by Erebus)
 * Thanatos (son by Erebus)
 * Hypnos (son by Erebus)
 * The Oneiroi (sons by Erebus)
 * Momus (son by Erebus)
 * Oizys (daughter by Erebus)
 * The Hesperides (daughters by Erebus)
 * The Moirae (daughters by Erebus)
 * Nemesis (daughter by Erebus)
 * Apate (daughter by Erebus)
 * Philotes (daughter by Erebus)
 * Geras (son by Erebus)
 * Eris (daughter by Erebus)
 * Sophrosyne (daughter by Erebus)
 * Epiphron (son by Erebus)
 * Hybris (son by Erebus)
 * Euphrosyne (daughter by Erebus)
 * Eleos (daughter by Erebus)
 * Ponos (son by Erebus)