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'''Nyx''' is the personification and the primordial goddess of night and darkness in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. [[Thanatos]], the personification of death, is regarded as her son, with [[Nemesis (deity)|Nemesis]], the goddess of retribution, [[Eris]], the goddess of strife, and [[Oizys]], goddess of misery and depression, regarded as her daughters, as are the [[Fates]], [[Keres]] and [[Maniai]].
'''Nyx''' is the personification and the primordial goddess of night and darkness in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. [[Thanatos]], the personification of death, is regarded as her son, with [[Nemesis (deity)|Nemesis]], the goddess of retribution, [[Eris]], the goddess of strife, and [[Oizys]], goddess of misery and depression, regarded as her daughters, as are the [[Fates]], [[Keres]] and [[Maniai]].


==Influence==
==Influence==
Her symbol was the crescent [[moon]], and so the [[Crescent Helmet]] was worn in reverence of the goddess.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Her symbol was the crescent [[moon]], and so the [[Crescent Helmet]] was worn in reverence of the goddess.<ref name="Crescent Helmet">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Crescent Helmet]]</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] used the alias [[Nyx the Shadow]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] used the alias [[Nyx the Shadow]].<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 12:34, 19 August 2020

This article is about the Greek goddess of the night. You may be looking for Nyx the Shadow, a member of the Cult of Kosmos.


Nyx is the personification and the primordial goddess of night and darkness in Greek mythology. Thanatos, the personification of death, is regarded as her son, with Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, Eris, the goddess of strife, and Oizys, goddess of misery and depression, regarded as her daughters, as are the Fates, Keres and Maniai.

Influence

Her symbol was the crescent moon, and so the Crescent Helmet was worn in reverence of the goddess.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos used the alias Nyx the Shadow.[2]

Appearances

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