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Posted By: Discordia (cx312661-a.santab1.ca.home.com)
Date: 9/11/2000 at 10:34 p.m.

An article from the "Encyclopedia Mythica"

'Nyx' By Ron Leadbetter

"Nyx is the goddess and embodiment of the night. According to Hesiod in his Theogony (11.116-138), "From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night Nyx; of Night were born Aether being the bright upper atmosphere and Day Hemera, whom she conceived and bore from union with Erebus her brother". Also from the Theogony (11. 211-225); "And Night borehateful Doom Moros and black Fate and Death Thanatos, and she bore Sleep Hypnos and the tribe of Dreams. And again the goddess murky Night, though she lay with none, bare Blame and painful Woe, and the Hesperides who guard the rich golden apples and the trees bearing fruit beyond glorious Ocean. Also she bore the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates who were regarded as old women occupied in spinning, Clotho the Spinner of the thread of life and Lachesis the Disposer of Lots, she who allots every man his destiny and Atropos She Who Cannot Be Turned, who finally cuts the thread of life who give men at their birth both evil and good to have, and they pursue the transgressions of men and of gods, and these goddesses never cease from their dread anger until they punish the sinner with a sore penalty. Also deadly Night bore Nemesis Indignation to afflict mortal men, and after her, Deceit Apate and Friendship and hateful Age and hard-hearted Strife."

As an interesting side note the (seemingly) evil Nyx also seems to have borne Eros, the Goddess of Desire. She certainly does seem prolific though, a bit of an opposite to her Myth counterpart who only created one race, the Trow. I've found no mention of Wyrd being the Sun god and Nyx being the goddess of night, but many religions have the dominant deity personified in the sun, hence Nyx would be his opposite....

Hmm... no mention of Wyrd in the Encyclopedia though...

-Discordia

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