Nyx's Reign

As Nyx leads darkness,

through the day lit sky

Evening falls over

a cottage close, nearby

Inside dancing flickers

Shadows entertain

Light has overcome,

Nyx's nightly reign

(3-28-02)

Greek Mythology

Nyx was the personification of night and depicted as a winged goddess. She rode across the sky in a two horse chariot drawing her dark mists across the sky. Daughter of Air (Khaos), she was the mother of Light (Aither) and Day (Hemera) and a large family of spirits. One of the most ancient of goddesses it was said that even Zeus held her in awe and feared doing anything to displease her.

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