Gustave Moreau (1826-1898), ‘Nyx, Night Goddess’, 1880“Nyx is the Greek goddess (o
Gustave Moreau (1826-1898), ‘Nyx, Night Goddess’, 1880“Nyx 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.”Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx -- source link
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