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Philotes

October 11, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Philotes was the personification of love and passion in Greek mythology and she was the daughter of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). In Hesiod’s Theogony, … Read more

Ariadne asleep at Hypnos's side. Detail of ancient fresco in Pompeii

Somnus, Hypnos, the god of sleep

October 11, 2022October 10, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Somnus is a Roman god equivalent to the Greek Hypnos. Because he aids those in need and owns half of their life as a result … Read more

Nyx,-as-represented-in-the-10th-century-Paris-Psalter-at-the-side-of-the-Prophet-Isaiah

Nox, The Goddess of the Night

October 10, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Now is a Roman Goddess, personification of the night, equivalent to the Greek deity Nyx. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning … Read more

Scotus, Erebus, the god of darkness

October 11, 2022October 6, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Erebus, also known as Érebos, “deep darkness, shadow,” or just Erebos, is one of the primordial deities and the embodiment of darkness in Greek mythology. … Read more