Nyx

Nyx (Νυξ) was the Greek primordial goddess of the night. She would cause the night by pulling the dark mists of Erebus across the sky. Subsequently, Hemera would scatter these mists to bring back the day. Nyx was typically said to have been a daughter of Chaos and was usually depicted as a winged goddess or as a charioteer. She usually also had a ball of dark mist above her head.

Nyx consorted with her brother Erebus and, together, they produced Aether, Hemera, Hybris, Sophrosyne, Charon, Eleos, and Epiphron. Without male interference, Nyx produced several children on her own, including: Moros, the Keres, Thanatos and Hypnos, Momus, Oizys, Nemesis, Apate, Philotes, and Geras. Eris was usually stated to have been her daughter but many sources also describe Eris as the sister of Ares, which would make her a daughter of Zeus and Hera. The Hesperides were also called daughters of Nyx but many sources also call them the daughters of Atlas. The Oneiroi are usually listed as children of hers but most sources give each individual deity numbered amongst the Oneiroi as a son of Hypnos. Lastly, the Moirae were sometimes said to be daughters of Nyx or daughters of Zeus and Themis.

In Roman mythology, Nyx was known as Nox.