Nyx

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Nyx

  • [nʏks]

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Entlehnung aus altgriechisch Νύξ (Nyx^☆) ^(→ grc)

noun (die) Nyx · der Nyx · Nyx’ · (der) Nyx

  1. griechische Mythologie Göttin und Personifikation der Nacht „Die römischen Dichter Vergil und Ovid nennen die Erinnyen als Nachkommen der Nyx.“

    Similar: Nox

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  • Nyx the primordial goddess of night

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"Nyx." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/nyx. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nyx. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/nyx

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"Nyx." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/nyx.

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@misc{nyx_2026,
  title = {Nyx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/nyx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}