Nyx
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See also: NYX
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).
Proper noun
Nyx
- (Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.
Translations
the primordial goddess of night
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nyx f
- (Greek mythology) Nyx, goddess of night
- 1905, “Aether”, in Malý Ottův slovník naučný, Praha: J. Otto, page 23:
- Aether, syn Ereba a Nykty, stvořil nebe, Zemi, moře […]
- Aether, son of Erebus and Nyx, created the Heaven, the Earth and the Sea
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nyx f
- Alternative spelling of Nix