Who Is Nyx? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nyx is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 75 comic issue appearances. Greek Goddess of Night and the Daughter of Chaos. Nyx is known to be extremely beautiful and powerful. Even Zeus himself feared the Night. Nyx is the mother of many gods and goddesses, including Hypnos and Nemesis.

Who is Nyx?

History Nyx at the Temple of Zeus Nyx was the goddess of night in both Greek and Roman mythology. Her name is synonymous with the Night itself. Nyx was also a primordial deity in Greek mythology and preceded the ancient Titans and the Olympians. Nyx was herself worshiped as the personification of the night. She was the daughter of Chaos, out of which all creation originated, and the sister of Erebus, Gaea and Tartarus. She was married to Erebus and had a number of children with him. Nyx had most children by herself however, but she is also said to have also consorted with Uranus. Her children go as follows have been including Hypnos (sleep), Geras (old age), Thanatos (death), Eris (strife), Nemesis (retribution), Hemera (Day), Lyssa (Madness), and finally Charon (the ferryman of souls of the dead to the gates of the underworld).

Key facts

Nyx is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "To Stop the Silver Surfer". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 75 recorded issue appearances, Nyx ranks among the most featured characters in comics.