![]() ![]() In this account, Eros (Love) is the offspring of Erebus and Nyx. They emerged long before the coming of the Heaven (Uranus) and Earth (Gaia). Erebus and Nox then go on to give birth to deities such as the Fates (the Moirai), the Hesperides (Nymphs of the West), Styx, the Keres (bringers of violent death), Nemesis (Divine Retribution), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Geras (old age), and Eris (Strife).Īccording to Birds, the work of ancient Greek comedy-writer Aritophanes, Erebus, Nyx, Chaos and Tartarus were the first deities to appear. Erebus is the embodiment of primordial darkness and since he lived in the underworld he also came to represent the first region of Hades. In this account, Erebus is the offspring of Caligine (Mist) and Chaos. In the Fabulae, a book written by Latin author Hyginus, Erebus is instead the brother of Nyx (Latin Nox), Hemera (Latin Day), and Aether. In the evening, Erebos' wife Nyx drew Erebos' darkness across the sky bringing night and his daughter Hemera scattered it at dawn bringing day-the first obscuring Aether, the heavenly light of the ether, the second revealing it. His dark mists encircled the world and filled the deep hollows of the earth. By Nyx, Erebus fathered two deities – Aether (Bright Upper Sky) and Hemera (Day). Erebus was the primordial god of darkness and the consort of Nyx (Night). ![]() In this creation myth, Erebus takes his sister Nyx as his consort, and the two deities go on to bring forth many deities, who themselves were personifications of abstract concepts or places. Hesiod states that Erebus and Nyx appeared after other primordial deities such Gaia (Earth), Eros (Love), and Tartarus (Abyss) had emerged. 'Tartarus,' Nyx greeted warmly while her brother gave him a sharp nod. The last time having been the meeting to discuss if any action should be taken when Kronos, the Titan of Time, became King of the Earth. It had been a long time since the oldest had been called together. Nyx is the Greek goddess of night, and her parents are Erebus and Nyx. Ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s explanation of the emergence of the first deities (i.e. 'Nyx, Erebus,' the new arrival greeted with a gravelly voice. and influential My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfiction Past Sins. ![]()
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