In the Temple of Artemis, there was a statue called “Night.” Nyx was often worshiped in the background of other cults. There are said to be a few cult practices associated with her. Nyx’s chanting from inside the cave is what moves the entire universe according to her chanting rhythm. Although she has some statues made of her, there is no known temple dedicated to Nyx. Cronus, who was imprisoned within – asleep and drunk on honey – dreamt and prophesied. She lives in an Adyton, a cave where she dispenses oracles. She is the primordial principle from which all creation comes, rather than Chaos. Nyx has a more important role in many fragments of Orpheus’s poems. One of the more common of Nyx’s children is the ferryman of Hades, Charon. She is not commonly represented in surviving mythology but is seen as a figure of such power and beauty that Zeus himself fears her. She mothered the deity of sleep (Hypnos) and the deity of death (Thanatos) with Erebus the God of darkness. Nyx, the Greek Goddess of the night, is shown as a shadowy figure that stood at the beginning of creation. There are some night Gods and Goddesses that are more common than others such as Hades, the God of the underworld, and Artemis, the Goddess of the hunt who is strongly associated with the moon. Here we will discuss the three Greek night Gods and Goddesses Goddess Nyx, God Erebus, and Hypnos. NIght Gods and Goddesses can be classified in most polytheistic religions as ‘night deities’. Photo by Mohnish Landge on Unsplash Night Gods and Goddesses Night Deities Now that you have a brief understanding of polytheism, let’s look at the night Gods and Goddesses that we’ll discuss in this post. Some Hindus consider themselves to be pantheists, while others consider themselves to be polytheists, hence, Hinduism cannot be classified solely as either pantheistic or polytheistic. Polytheists do not always worship all gods and goddesses equally henotheism specializes in one deity’s worship, or kathenotheism worships many gods at different times. They might be considered autonomous, as facets or emanations of a creator God, or a transcendental absolute principle that manifests immanently in nature (monistic theologies).īefore the emergence and expansion of the universalist Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam (which compel monotheism), polytheism was the most common type of religion. In polytheism, different gods and goddesses may be representations of natural elements or ancestral principles. Here we will be discussing night Gods and Goddesses.īut first, let’s discuss a little more about polytheism. Taoism, Shenism, Chinese folk religion, Japanese Shinto, Santera, many traditional African religions, and numerous neopagan faiths are examples of notable polytheistic religions practiced today. Sometimes these Gods and Goddesses are more highly respected or worshiped as they are believed to possess more power or to be the original creators. Polytheism is the belief in more than one God contradicting monotheism which is the belief in only one God. Night Gods and Goddesses are called “night deities.” Night deities are commonly found in polytheistic religions.
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