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	Primeval Deities
		These are deities who had come before the time of the Titans and the Olympians, which includes Chaos, Nyx, Gaea, Uranus and many others.
		Chaos, Adrasteia (Ananke), Aether, Chaos, Erebus, Protogonus (Phanes).
		According to the Orphic myth, Erebus was born with Chaos and Aether.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/primeval.html (4335 words)

	Chaos, Greek Mythology Link.
		Aether, Chaos, Erebus, Eros, Gaia, Hemera, MOUNTAINS, Nyx, NYX'S OFFSPRING, Pontus, Tartarus, Typhon, Uranus.
		It is also asserted that Chaos existed from the beginning, together with Nyx, Erebus (Darkness of the Underworld), and Tartarus, and tconsequently they consider Chaos to be as Nyx and Erebus: one of "the powers below the ground".
		It is told that during the war between the TITANS and the OLYMPIANS, the fight came to such a degree of intensity that an amazing heat seized Chaos.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Chaos.html (199 words)

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		Erebus (darkness) A Primal being, child of Chaos, by Nyx father of the Hesperides and of Aether.
		The Primal Beings Not arranged as a distinct class in and of itself, here is, even so, the catalogue of the first entities to manifest in the Hellenic cosmology, and the sources for all the rest: Aether, Chaos, Erebus, Gaea, Hemera, Nyx, Phanes, Pontos, Uranus.
		Aether (derived from Aethein: to kindle, burn) A primal being, the child of Erebus and Nyx; He represents the realm of Upper Air.
	r4bid.net /LoreWeaver/Arcana/Pan_Greek.html (4532 words)

	Nyx -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		in Greco-Roman mythology, the personification of strife, daughter of Nyx, and sister and companion of Ares, or the Roman Mars.
		in Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial.
		Hypnos was the son of Nyx (Night) and the brother of Thanatos (Death).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056592?tocId=9056592 (563 words)

	Encyclopedia: Charon (mythology)
		In Greek mythology, Charon was the son of Erebus and Nyx.
		Charon was the son of Erebus and Nyx.
		In Greek mythology, Cadmus was the son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, and the brother of Europa.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Charon-(mythology) (1469 words)

	3908 Nyx -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		3908 Nyx is an ((Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros) Amor and (additional info and facts about Mars-crosser asteroid) Mars-crosser asteroid.
		It was discovered by (additional info and facts about Hans-Emil Schuster) Hans-Emil Schuster on August 6, 1980, and is named after ((Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox) Nyx, the (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek goddess of the night.
		In 2000, radar observations conducted at the (additional info and facts about Arecibo) Arecibo and (Aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles) Goldstone observatories produced a model of Nyx' shape; the asteroid can best be described as spherical but with many protuding lumps.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/3/39/3908_nyx.htm (160 words)

	The Men of Greek Mythology
		In some mythology Eros is born of Nyx and the Wind before any other Gods existed, other sources use him as a fundamental element, but later in Classical Mythology he was the son of Aphrodite.
		He was the patriarchy's version of Hemera, when Classical mythology began to replace the Pelasgian cults, Helios and his sister Selene took over the roles of Hemera and Nyx.
		Epimetheus was the brother of Prometheus and the son of Iapetus.
	www.paleothea.com /Men.html (3760 words)

	Troubled Emotions! The Light of the Moon Restored
		The dark sphere Nyx had used to attack Suisei was being absorbed into the dark goddess’ body.
		In her apartment, Ami read a book of Norse mythology.
		Her eyes took in the scene carefully: Sailor Nyx kneeling with Tansei on the ground; Sailorelysion standing, facing her enemies; Suisei with her black sword pointed at Hodur; Sailor Mercury lying dead and Sailor Chibimoon standing passively by.
	www.queenazura.com /sailormoon/fanfic/parallel09.html (3760 words)

	Sanguinus Curae: Resource Site for Vampire: the Masquerade
		The persona of Nyx that figures prominently in the Gorgon history may be the Crone Zilla told of in Cainite history, and is certainly attributed to be the same persona worshipped as a goddess of night in Greek mythology.
		Nyx created Aether, whose name shows him to be above all others.
		Three of the childer of Ceto finally brought the Gorgons to light in mythology; Euryale ('far-roaming'), Sthenno ('forceful'), and Medusa ('ruler') - the three Gorgon sisters supposedly met and vanquished by Perseus in legend.
	www.sanguinus.com /cl0045.shtml (1269 words)

	Sanguinus Curae: Resource Site for Vampire: the Masquerade
		The persona of Nyx that figures prominently in the Gorgon history may be the Crone Zilla told of in Cainite history, and is certainly attributed to be the same persona worshipped as a goddess of night in Greek mythology.
		Nyx created Aether, whose name shows him to be above all others.
		Three of the childer of Ceto finally brought the Gorgons to light in mythology; Euryale ('far-roaming'), Sthenno ('forceful'), and Medusa ('ruler') - the three Gorgon sisters supposedly met and vanquished by Perseus in legend.
	www.sanguinus.com /cl0045.shtml (1269 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		In Greek mythology, Nyx was the primordial goddess of the night.
		Daughter of Chaos and wife of Erebos she bore two children, Aether and Hemera.
		In Hesiods Theogony, Night is born of Chaos (mythology)Chaos; her offspring are many, and telling.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/gods3.pl?Nyx/Nox (581 words)

	Nemesis - Goddess of Revenge
		Nemesis was daughter of Nyx (the goddess of night) and Erebus (some say the Titans Oceanus and/or Tethys) Others say Nyx alone without a father.
		Some say Helen (of Troy) was a daughter of Nemesis and Zeus who changed herself into a goose to seduced her to produce a silver egg which was brought to Leda; Others say Zeus seduced Leda.
		Nemesis- Goddess of Revenge Nemesis: (Which means righteous anger, due enactment, or divine vengeance.) Other Names: Adrastea (The Greek word meaning: "She whom none can escape."), or Rhamnusia (Her home was at Attic Rhamnus).
	www.waltm.net /nemesis.htm (276 words)

	Nyx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Nyx (Nox in Roman translation) was the primordial goddess of the night.
		Outside the cave, Adrastea clashes cymbals and beats upon her tympanon, moving the entire universe in an ecstatic dance to the rhythm of Nyx's chanting.
		In his description of Tartarus, Hesiod says further that Hemera "day", who is now Night's sister rather than daughter, left Tartarus just as Nyx entered it; when Hemera returned, Nyx left.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nyx (628 words)

	Nyx, Greek Mythology Link.
		Night is also a time of inspiration, and that is why it is told that the MUSES sing during night-time their praises to the gods and Nyx on Mount Helicon, and they themselves are the result of the nine nights that Zeus spent with Mnemosyne.
		Nyx is Night, a powerful goddess whose dark light falls from the stars, and who dictates not only to men but also to gods.
		Black winged Nyx, some say, laid a germless egg in the infinite bosom of Erebus, the Darkness of the Underworld, and after long ages, sprang golden-winged Eros.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Nyx.html (1880 words)

	Nemesis (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nemesis (Νέμεσις, as well called Rhamnousia, the "goddess of Rhamnous", at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon), in Greek mythology, is the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess.
		Nemesis has been described as the daughter of Oceanus or Zeus, but according to Hesiod she was a child of Erebus and Nyx.
		Nemesis (sometimes called Pax-Nemesis) was also worshipped at Rome by victorious generals, and in imperial times was the patroness of gladiators and of the venatores, who fought in the arena with wild beasts, and was one of the tutelary deities of the drilling-ground (Nemesis campestris).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nemesis_(mythology) (843 words)

	NYX : The deity from Greek Mythology
		NYX: Goddess of the Night and daughter of CHAOS.
		Being a real night person, she loves the dark.
	www.godchecker.com /pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=NYX (155 words)

	Nyx: Fantasy art, faery art and gothic art by Jessica Galbreth.
		The Greek goddess Nyx is known in mythology as one
		Nyx: Fantasy art, faery art and gothic art by Jessica Galbreth.
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	www.enchanted-art.com /nyx_large.html (50 words)

	Charon
		In Greek mythology, Charon is the bogey man of Hell who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Acheron to the gates of the underworld.
		Charon is the son of Erebus and Nyx.
		In art Charon was represented as a morose and grisly old man, having a long beard, and wearing a long hooded cloak.
	death.monstrous.com /charon.htm (198 words)

	Styx -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		in Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial.
		In Greek mythology Phaëthon was the son of Helios, the Greek sun-god, and the nymph Clymene.
		in Greek mythology, one of the rivers of the underworld.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9070076?tocId=9070076 (750 words)

	Greek Mythology: STYX River Goddess of the Underworld, River of Hatred, Oath of the Gods
		Styx was sometimes identified with several other chthonian goddesses, including Demeter Erinys the wrathful earth, the oath-protecting Eumenides, and Nyx the darkness of night.
		Greek Mythology: STYX River Goddess of the Underworld, River of Hatred, Oath of the Gods
		STYX was the goddess of the underworld RIVER Styx, one of the Titan generation of Okeanides.
	www.theoi.com /Khthonios/PotamosStyx.html (3832 words)

	Styx
		She was usually said to be the daughter of Erebus and Nyx.
		Styx ("hate") is the Greek goddess of the river of death in the underworld.
		Article "Styx" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 27 December 1998 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/s/styx.html (76 words)

	Abstractions, Greek Mythology Link.
		Erebus consorted with Nyx, and from this union the MOERAE, the HESPERIDES, Hypnos, Geras, Thanatos and Styx were born [Ari.Birds.683ff.; Hes.The.116ff.; Hyg.Pre].
		Offspring of Pallas 1 and Styx [Aes.Pro.52ff.; Apd.1.2.5; Hes.The.385].
		Zelos, offspring of Pallas 1 and Styx, is Emulation, Jealousy [Apd.1.2.5; Hes.The.384].
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Abstractions.html (1104 words)

	Styx - RecipeFacts
		Styx is also the name of a primordial goddess who represented that river, a daughter of Erebus and Nyx.
		In Greek mythology, the river Styx formed the boundary between the living world and the underworld.
		Styx is also the name of a planet in Star Ocean 3 which features the Time Gate, a gateway between dimensions.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Styx (202 words)

	Styx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		the goddess Styx, a primordial goddess who represented the river, a daughter of Erebus and Nyx.
		The Styx Creek and the locality Styx in Central Otago, New Zealand near Paerau on the Dunstan Trail.
		The River Styx and the locality Styx in North Canterbury, New Zealand
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Styx (309 words)

	Styx (mythology) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		She was a daughter of ((Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day) Erebus and ((Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox) Nyx.
		In (The mythology of the ancient Greeks) Greek mythology, Styx ("[river of] hate") is the name of a river which formed the boundary between earth and the underworld, ((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone) Hades.
		Other important rivers of Hades are ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive) Lethe and (additional info and facts about Eridanos) Eridanos.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/styx_(mythology).htm (368 words)

	NATURAL PERSONIFICATIONS, Greek Mythology Link.
		Aether is the Upper Sky, offspring of Erebus (Darkness of the Underworld) and Nyx (Night), or of Chaos, or of Chronos (Time), who some say is the same as Cronos.
		Pontus is the Sea, born either of Gaia, or of Aether and Hemera.
		From the union of Hemera and Aether, some say, Gaia (Earth), Uranus (Sky), and Pontus (Sea) were born.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Sidereal.html (348 words)

	Primeval Deities
		The following primordial beings or deities come from more obscure mythology, such as from the Orphic creation myths.
		Please note that some of deities are already listed in the previous section in Hesiod's Primordial Deities, such as Chaos, Nyx, Aether, Eros, Gaea, etc.
		Pontus was also said to have a wife, named Thalassa (Dione), a sea goddess, possibly the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/primeval.html (4335 words)

	The Goddess Nemesis:
		A goddess of Greek Mythology, Nemesis is in most myths the daughter of Nyx, and in some legends that of Erebus also.
		Nemesis dressed purely in indigo and was one of the few goddesses seen to carry a sword, a steering wheel or a whip, all of which are masculine in influence.
		Nemesis was very much a cult goddess, one of her major cults said to be located in Smyrna.
	www.podsnet.org /Soteg/Articles/Nemesis-whois.html (1097 words)

	Mythography The Greek Goddess Nemesis in Myth and Art
		In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of retribution.
		This book is a great source for information about Greek and Roman mythology!
		It is interesting to note that just prior to this mention of the birth of Nemesis, the poet Hesiod also makes reference to the dreadful power of some other daughters of Nyx, including the Fates and the Keres.
	www.loggia.com /myth/nemesis.html (372 words)

	The Men of Greek Mythology
		In some mythology Eros is born of Nyx and the Wind before any other Gods existed, other sources use him as a fundamental element, but later in Classical Mythology he was the son of Aphrodite.
		Atlas was a son of Iapetus and Clymene and he was more than just a pillar of strength (wow i'm just full of bad puns).
		Oceanus and his mate Tethys (who personified the fertile ocean) were the parents of the Oceanids and all the river Gods, in Classical mythology.
	www.paleothea.com /Men.html (3760 words)

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