Nyx
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- proper noun
- /nɪks/
- Literature
- The ancient Greeks worshipped Nyx, the goddess who personified the night.
- Nyx said
- Nyx and the mage
- Nyx's eyes
Examples
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"And where in Moro's name is my Gatekeeper?" Nyx glanced around the room.
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"You love him for the color of his eyes." "Most likely," Nyx said temperately.
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The Holder's response caused even Nyx, feeling through the stone for mage-traps, to raise her eyes.
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"I prefer a world in a constant state of transmutation," Nyx said with her mouth full.
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Hypnos was Morpheus' father, son of Nyx.
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His eyes glittered faintly, with a shock of hope or horror; Nyx could not tell.
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The firebird had perched above Nyx's shoulder on a ledge of rock.
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"The daughters of Atlas are the offspring of the Titan Atlas..." which is obvious, but also Nyx, the Goddess of Night and Death.
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In Greek mythology, Nyx is often depicted as a powerful figure who brings darkness to the world.
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According to legend, Nyx is the mother of several deities, including Hypnos, the god of sleep.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nyx comes from an old Greek word meaning 'night'. So she was the goddess of night, which is why artists show her as a dark figure and why the name links directly to our English word night.