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Children of Nyx: stories to listen to | HearLore
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Children of Nyx
ErosHesiod's Theogony, written around 700 BC, lists Eros as the fourth god to emerge from Chaos. He appeared after Gaia and Tartarus, establishing love as a…
EosThe Proto-Greek form of the dawn goddess is reconstructed as auhōs. This linguistic root connects her to the Vedic goddess Ushas, the Lithuanian goddess…
ErinyesUranus lay upon the earth as his son Cronus struck with a sickle. Drops of blood fell from the wound and stained the soil below.
Eris (mythology)The name Eris derives from the ancient Greek noun eris, which carries the stem erid-. This root means strife or discord.
MoiraiThe word Moirai comes from a Greek root meaning lots, destinies, or apportioners. It connects to the Proto-Indo-European language root *(s)mer, which means…