Also called Night, Nox (Roman).
Their story
Nyx came from Chaos with her brother Erebus, and by him bore Aether and Hemera, bright air and day. Alone she bore many powers: Sleep, Death, Dreams, the Fates, Nemesis, Strife, Old Age and others. In the Iliad even Zeus holds back his anger rather than offend swift Night. She and Day pass each other at the threshold of her house in the far west.
Best times to give to them
- After dark
- At the dark moon
- Before sleep
What they like being given
- A candle lit in the dark and then put out
- Fresh water
- Dark flowers
- Silence
How to honour them
- Sit in darkness for a few minutes without screens and simply rest.
- Thank Night for the sleep and dreams she brings.
- Honour her as the mother of both kind and fearful powers.
How they can help you
- Rest
- Facing the unknown
- Shadow work
Symbols
- dark veil
- stars
- black wings
- chariot
Sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 123-125, 211-225, 744-757
- Homer, Iliad 14.256-261
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Aphrodite Foam-born goddess of love and beauty
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys