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Nyx, Goddess Of The Night

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Nyx, goddess of the night. Hiding in the shadows and never seen but just a glimpse. Painting the sky black with stars. She is like a cat in the dark and then she is the darkness.
A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at/or near the beginning of creation. Erebus her brother and companion had two children Aether (Light) and Hemera (Daylight). Later on she had Moros(Doom), Keres(Violent Death), Apate (Deceit), Dolos (Trickery), Nemesis(Revenge), Moirai (Fate), Hesperides (Sunset), Oizys (Misery), Momus(Blame), Oneiroi (Dreams), Hypnos(Sleep), Thanatos(Death), Philotes (Friendship), Geras (Old Age), and Eris(Conflict).
Nyx was portrayed as beautiful with black hair that had stars in it. Some believed she had black wings. She was said to be riding in

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