Why is it called NYX?
It is not a coincidence that NYX was named after a Greek goddess: the goddess of night. It was a fitting name for a cosmetics brand, but also for the continuous journey I have been on to combine courage and beauty in doing some powerful work. While Nyx was not worshipped widely, some cults held her in esteem, and she was the subject of art. She plays a notable role in the Iliad, where she provides refuge to her son Hypnos after he puts the chief Olympian god, Zeus, to sleep.Nyx is the goddess of women who become productive primarily at night or out of the greatest chaos. She was generally considered one of the mysterious primordial gods. Together with her husband Erebus she inhabited the dark corners of the underworld.Lovers of Greek mythology may adore the mystical name Nyx, a gender-neutral title borne by the revered Greek goddess and personification of night.Hesiod attached negative descriptors to Nyx like deadly Night and evil Night, but the ancient goddess was also the mother of more positive offspring like Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Geras (Old Age), Thanatos (Peaceful Death) and Philotes, which could mean either Friendship or Sex.While Nyx was not worshipped widely, some cults held her in esteem, and she was the subject of art. She plays a notable role in the Iliad, where she provides refuge to her son Hypnos after he puts the chief Olympian god, Zeus, to sleep.
What does NYX stand for?
In Greek mythology, Nyx (/nɪks/; Ancient Greek: Νύξ, lit. Night’) is the goddess and personification of the night. Nyx is the Primordial Goddess of Night. She is a recurring character appearing in Gods’ School. She is implied to be the spouse of Erebus, the God of Darkness, she along with him are the parents of Eris and Hypnos and their other ninety eight children.Hypnos was the son of Nyx (Night) and the twin brother of Thanatos (Death). In Greek myth he is variously described as living in the underworld or.