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单词 nyx
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Nyx

[ niks ]
/ nɪks /

noun

an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.

Words nearby Nyx

nystatin, Nysten's law, Nytol, nytril, Nyungar, Nyx, nyxis, N.Z., NZC, NZCER, NZE
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Example sentences from the Web for Nyx

  • Nyx again, on her side was also doubly united, having been married at some indefinite period to Erebus.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
  • Every mill has its peculiar nykus or nyx, who must be fed and propitiated.

    Odd Bits of History|Henry W. Wolff
  • Nyx, the sister of Erebus, represented Night, and was worshipped by the ancients with the greatest solemnity.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
  • He had almost stepped upon her ere he saw her, lying beneath his cartoons of the sons of Nyx.

    Folle-Farine|Ouida

British Dictionary definitions for Nyx

Nyx
/ (nɪks) /

noun

Greek myth the goddess of the night, daughter of ChaosRoman counterpart: Nox
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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