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Aether (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether is the personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus and Nyx, and the brother of Hemera. In Orphic cosmogon
Aether in battle with a lion-headed Giant, detail of the Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar, 2nd century BC
Aether in battle with a lion-headed Giant, detail of the Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar, 2nd century BC
Nyx
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In Greek mythology, Nyx is the goddess and personification of the night. In Hesiod's Theogony, she is the offspring of Chaos, and the mother of Aether and Hemera by Erebus. By herself, she produces a
Nyx is shown driving to the left in a chariot pulled by two horses. To the right of her is Helios, who ascends into the sky in his quadriga at the sta
Nyx is shown driving to the left in a chariot pulled by two horses. To the right of her is Helios, who ascends into the sky in his quadriga at the start of the new day. Detail of an attic terracotta lekythos, attributed to the Sappho Painter, c. 500 BC.
Nyx depicted in the Paris Psalter presiding over the parting of the red sea, a 10th-century Greek manuscript, National Library of France
Nyx depicted in the Paris Psalter presiding over the parting of the red sea, a 10th-century Greek manuscript, National Library of France
Roman-era bronze statuette of Nyx velificans or Selene (Getty Villa)
Roman-era bronze statuette of Nyx velificans or Selene (Getty Villa)
Altar Pérgamo Moiras 15
Altar Pérgamo Moiras 15