Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Nyx [niks] Examples noun
- an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.
Examples from the Web for nyx Historical Examples of nyx
Every mill has its peculiar nykus or nyx, who must be fed and propitiated.
Henry W. Wolff
He had almost stepped upon her ere he saw her, lying beneath his cartoons of the sons of Nyx.
Ouida
Nyx, the sister of Erebus, represented Night, and was worshipped by the ancients with the greatest solemnity.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
E.M. Berens
Nyx again, on her side was also doubly united, having been married at some indefinite period to Erebus.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
E.M. Berens
British Dictionary definitions for nyx Nyx noun
- Greek myth the goddess of the night, daughter of ChaosRoman counterpart: Nox