Who was Nyx's first child?

Nyx (/nɪks/ NIX; Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") is the Greek goddess and personification of 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). She is the first child of Chaos.

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Who are all of Nyx's children?

Nyx had 6 children: Nemesis, Hypnos, Thanatos, Geras, Eris and Charon.

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Who was Nyx in love with?

From Khaos (Chaos) [Air] came forth Erebos (Erebus, Darkness) and black Nyx (Night); but of Nyx (Night) were born (Aether, Bright Upper Air) and Hemera (Day), whom she conceived and bore from union in love with Erebos.

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Did Nyx have a lover?

Nyx then later banishes his body and spirit. When Kalona was banished his brother Erebus took his place at Nyx's side as her protector, but he was never her lover or Consort. Nyx's one and only Consort was and is Kalona.

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Is Eris a child of Nyx?

Eris, Roman Discordia, in Greco-Roman mythology, the personification of strife. She was called the daughter of Nyx (Night) by Hesiod, but she was sister and companion of Ares (the Roman Mars) in Homer's version. Eris is best known for her part in starting the Trojan War.

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How many daughters did Nyx have?

The Keres - Alongside the 1000 sons, Nyx was also mother to a group of 1000 daughters, the Keres.

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Who is the opposite of Nyx?

Hemera is Nyx's opposite. Nyx brought the dark veil over the night, while Hemera chased the dark mists away each morning. Interestingly so, Nyx was able to create her own dark spirits including Fates, Sleep, Death, Strife, and Pain.

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Who is Nyx feared by?

Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of night but also a great cosmogonical figure, feared even by Zeus, the king of the gods, as related in Homer's Iliad, Book XIV.

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What is Nyx weakness?

Nyx does not have a weakness in any of its battle stages, so your focus needs to be on avoiding elements it nullifies or drains. Therefore, any Personas with severe-level damage moves are your best choice for offensive Personas.

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Does Nyx support LGBT?

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What was Nyx's famous line?

Nyx: "Do not despair, child. Such setbacks are inevitable, and may be overcome with effort and with time.

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Is Styx Nyx's daughter?

In the Fabulae, a mythological handbook ascribed to Hyginus or “Pseudo-Hyginus” (first century CE or later), we find an idiosyncratic genealogy for Styx (she is called the daughter of Nyx and Erebus rather than an Oceanid).

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How powerful would a child of Nyx be?

Children of Nyx are able to create complete darkness in a small area for a short time, extinguishing all light sources. They can also perform this power to a lighter extent, by putting out a single light bulb or candle with a thought. Children of Nyx can telekinetically move and transform their shadow constructs.

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What did Nyx look like?

Appearance. Nyx was described as a churning figure of ash and smoke, as big as the Athena Parthenos (which was 40 feet tall). Her face was hard to see except for the pinpoints of her eyes, which shone like quasars. When her wings beat, waves of darkness rolled over the cliffs.

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Which god is powerful than Nyx?

As king of the gods, Zeus is the most powerful among the Olympians.

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Who is the strongest god Nyx?

That is to say, Nyx is one powerful god. A primordial entity of any mythology generally held gargantuan power over any other gods within the pantheon. To put Nyx's power into perspective, even the Olympian gods struggled with their predecessors from a mere generation before them for a decade.

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Who is Nyx to Hades?

Nyx, sometimes referred to as "Mother Night", is the personification of night and a resident in the House of Hades. She gives counsel, directions and reviews the day's work of Chthonic Gods and staff, as seen in her interactions with Megaera, Dusa and the House Contractor.

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How many eyes does Nyx have?

Nyx is a large deity with dark blue skin, hair, and massive feathered wings. She has five eyes in total, with two smaller eyes below her two 'normal' eyes, and one large eye on her forehead.

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Who is the most powerful goddess?

Shakti is one of the most powerful Hindu goddesses. She is even referred to as “The Great Divine Mother.” She is illustrated colorfully in art. She has multiple arms and their power in numbers is believed to hold a great force over humans.

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What was Hades real name?

Hades, Greek Aïdes (“the Unseen”), also called Pluto or Pluton (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld. Hades was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and brother of the deities Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.

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Is Zeus more powerful than Nyx?

No, not even close. Nyx has more power in one of her nail clippings than Zeus has ever had in his entire life from his birth to his inevitable death if he ever tried to fight her.

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What do children of Nyx look like?

-Demigod children of Nyx usually have very dark black hair and silver eyes that often look intimidating.

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Who is more powerful Nyx or Erebus?

Because being darkness direct manifestation and personification, his powers are superior to those of his wife Nyx although slightly but below Darkness and Ayin.

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