Nyx (English /ˈnɪks/;Ancient Greek: Νύξ, "Night";Latin: Nox) is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation, and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty, that she is feared by Zeus himself.
In Hesiod's Theogony, Nyx is born of Chaos. With Erebus (Darkness), Nyx gives birth to Aether (Brightness) and Hemera (Day). Later, on her own, Nyx gives birth to Moros (Doom, Destiny), Ker (Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), the Keres, Nemesis (Indignation, Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Friendship), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife).
In his description of Tartarus, Hesiod locates there the home of Nyx, and the homes of her children Hypnos and Thanatos. Hesiod says further that Nyx's daughter Hemera (Day) left Tartarus just as Nyx (Night) entered it; continuing cyclicly, when Hemera returned, Nyx left. This mirrors the portrayal of Ratri (night) in the Rigveda, where she works in close cooperation but also tension with her sister Ushas (dawn).
Nyx, in comics, may refer to:
Nyx is a comic book character created by Brian Holguin who appears in the Spawn comic book series as an ally of Al Simmons (Spawn). She first appears in Spawn #122. She reappears in issue #169 and plays a major role in subsequent issues, mainly as Spawn's sidekick.
Carrie Ann began practicing magic by herself when she was four. She took her pseudonym from the Nyx, the Greek goddess of night.
During her first appearance, she helps Al Simmons recover his hellspawn suit, and the two become lovers. Wondering if her friend Thea is suffering in Hell, she asks Spawn to show her and suffers a seizure from the glimpse of Hell.
While Spawn faces Violator and loses, Nyx is tempted by Mammon, who finds her while looking for Spawn.
With the help of Mammon, she steals a part of Spawn's Necroplasmic energy, gaining Hellspawn powers and a Symbiote suit. While in hell, she allies with the Redeemer, who helps her in her journey. She finally finds her friend's soul and releases both the soul and the Redeemer, who faces Spawn when he tries to take his revenge against Nyx.
I breathe
So let me drown
I shall not rest
Salvation pleases the soul
My work may be right
I am the heart
The snake is entwined
About the eternal core of the mind
By the corpse of nyx
I stand aside
My work may be right
I breathe
Infinity in the spirit
I drown
Like acid eats into steel
I rest
I shall not rest
I have found thee
The blood of the night starts dripping through your hands
And in fields of light you try to wash the stars away
Be ever the trance of this tremulous throat
I have gone down o god into the abyss of the all
You have been given into the black shining waters
Given to the night to the spirit of typhon
Be still o my soul that the spell may dissolve
As the wands are upraised and the aeons revolve
My work may be right
My work may be right
I breathe
So let me drown
I shall not rest
Salvation pleases the soul
Rise o my snake
Into brilliance of bloom
From the corpse of nyx
Afloat in the tomb
Reap and rejoice
There is no difference
I live through you
The blood of the night starts dripping through your hands
And in fields of light you try to wash the stars away
Be ever the trance of this tremulous throat
I have gone down o god into the abyss of the all
You have been given into the black shining waters
Given to the night to the spirit of typhon
Be still o my soul that the spell may dissolve
As the wands are upraised and the aeons revolve
For i have found thee alike in the me and the thee