| “ | Death, sleep, apathy, discord, deceit... All of them are old gods, divine spirits born from the wombs of darkness and night who embody the various aspects of the world. | „ |
| ~ Carl Black. |
The Children of Nyx are the divine and daemonic children of the Greek Primordial Goddess of the Night, Nyx.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Description
- 3 List of Children
- 3.1 By Erebus (or by Nyx Alone)
- 3.2 By Khaos
- 3.3 Extra Children
- 3.4 Honorary Children
- 4 Quotes
- 5 Gallery
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Image Sources
Overview[]
They are both to either Nyx by herself or a partner to Nyx had. Those partners are her husband/brother Erebus, the god of darkness, and her creator Khaos. Nyx was considered to be a dark goddess, and as a result, many "dark", deities of the Greek pantheon were named as her children, with or without Erebus. Most of her children are dark and gloomy deities that are associated with death, destruction and many other bad things and they live in Hades.
Nyx was named as one of the Protogenoi, and two of her children were also named as Protogenoi; these being Aether and Hemera. Subsequent children of Nyx were not considered to be Protogenoi, but these offspring still included many famous deities and daemons.
Description[]
The most famous listing of children of Nyx comes from the Theogony (Hesiod), and this work is the one most referenced when it comes to the genealogy of the Greek gods. Hesiod was of course not the only writer in antiquity to tell of the genealogy of the gods, and whilst many tell of the same children of Nyx as Hesiod, some also had names, whilst others also name other children which Hesiod told were offspring of other deities.
List of Children[]
By Erebus (or by Nyx Alone)[]
- Aether - Light
- Hemera - Day
- Moros - Doom
- Apate - Deceit
- Dolos - Trickery
- Nemesis - Retribution
- The Keres - Death
- The Moirai (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos) - Fate
- Oizys - Misery
- Momus - Satire
- Hypnos - Sleep
- Thanatos - Death
- Philotes - Friendship
- Geras - Old Age
- Charon - Afterlife
- Eleos - Compassion
- Sophrosyne - Moderation
- Epiphron - Prudence
- Hybris - Insolence
- Anaideia - Ruthlessness
- Epiales - Nightmares
- The Arae - Curses
- Alastor - Blood Feud
- Aporia - Want
- The Maniai - Madness
- Eurynomos - Departure
- The Nosoi - Plague
- Eris - Strife
By Khaos[]
- Achlys - Mist
Extra Children[]
These are children of Nyx who are still unclear to their origins or if they are Nyx's children or children of another. Even so, Nyx still treats most of them as her children.
- The Hesperides - Evening
- The Erinyes - Revenge
- The Oneiros (Morpheus, Phantasos, Phobetor) - Dreams (they are sometimes her grandchildren through Hypnos)
- Astra Planeta - Wandering Stars
- Deimos - Fear
- Eros - Love
- Euphrosyne - Joy
Honorary Children[]
These are beings that Nyx declared as her children and so became their mother.
- Hades - The Underworld
- Persephone - Spring
- Zagreus - Rebirth
- Hecate - Magic
- Dyssebeia - Impiety
- Styx - Cure
- Phlegethon - Fire
- Lethe - Oblivion
- Cocytus - Ice
- Acheron - Misfortune
Quotes[]
- "Lady Nyx has a, how do I phrase this, great maternal instincts. Every several months or so, when she return from her duty, she'll bring a new child back with her, divine or otherwise." - Hades.
Gallery[]
Four of Nyx's children; Momos, Apate, Moros, and Philotes
Thanatos and Hypnos, Nyx's most well-known children
Trivia[]
- Nyx's favorite children is unclear, because she thinks her children should be equal in love to avoid fighting.
- In the Orphic tradition, Ouranos, the Greek god of the Sky was named a child of Nyx, although more commonly Ouranos was considered to be a child of Gaia (Earth).
Image Sources[]
- (Nyx and her children.jpg) Nyx and Her Children by Auraarts
- (The children of nyx and erebus by lynnajens dc11ekt-fullview.jpg) The children of Nyx and Erebus by lynnajens
