希腊神话中的尼克斯女神

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的尼克斯女神

夜之女神尼克斯

古希腊的万神殿包含数百位神灵,虽然今天最著名的神灵是那些以奥林匹斯山为基座的神灵,但在宙斯和波塞冬之前还有大量的神灵。

其中一个早期的神灵是尼克斯女神,她是一个 "黑暗 "女神,与黑夜有关,而且是一个强大的女神。

原生生物尼克斯

尼克斯,根据赫西俄德的 神曲 他是 原生体 因此,尼克斯被认为是混沌女神的女儿,是所有神灵中的始祖。

尼克斯实际上成为了夜之女神,她被描绘成一个美丽的女人,身着黑衣,被薄雾环绕,经常与她众多的孩子们在一起。

在最常见的希腊神话时间线中,尼克西斯与埃里伯斯(黑暗)结为伴侣,生下的孩子也被命名为原初之子(Protogenoi)、 乙醚和赫美拉 相反,作为光明和白昼的 Aether 和 Hemera 与它们的父母 Night 和 Darkness 恰恰相反。

La Nuit - 威廉-阿道夫-布格罗(1825-1905 年) - PD-art-100

冥界中的尼克斯

尼克西斯将居住在塔尔塔罗斯的深处、冥界的黑暗角落,以及围绕着塔尔塔罗斯旋转的黑暗雾气中。 塔尔塔罗斯 古希腊的许多其他黑暗神灵也居住在那里。

每当夜幕降临,尼克斯就会从塔尔塔罗斯的洞穴中现身,与埃里伯斯携手阻挡乙太发出的光芒,给世界带来黑夜和黑暗。

See_also: A to Z 希腊神话 N

这样,母女俩就永远不会同时出现在同一个地方了。

在后来的希腊神话中,像 Eos (黎明)、赫利奥斯(太阳)和阿波罗将取代乙太和赫米拉的角色,但尼克斯本身却从未被征服过;这表明强大的尼克斯备受尊崇。

尼克斯与宙斯

在现存的神话故事中,尼克斯并不是真正的中心人物,但在赫拉和海普诺斯的故事中,女神确实出现过、 催眠术 (睡眠)是尼克斯的另一个孩子。

赫拉说服希普诺斯让她的丈夫宙斯沉睡,自己则密谋对付宙斯。 希普诺斯的力量不足以让宙斯完全丧失能力,当他发现希普诺斯的所作所为后,宙斯追赶他。

希普诺斯在母亲的洞穴里寻求庇护,在发现猎物的位置后,宙斯担心激怒尼克斯,便放弃了追逐。

See_also: 希腊神话中的海神
夜 - 彼得-尼古拉-阿尔博(1831-1892 年) - PD-art-100

尼克斯的其他孩子

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乙醚和赫美拉(以及希普诺斯)并不是尼克斯的唯一子嗣,因为赫西俄德还提到了一系列其他神灵,其中许多都是黑暗的。

尼克斯命名的孩子包括 萨那托斯 (希普诺斯的孪生兄弟(死亡)、厄里斯(争斗)、格拉斯(衰老)、莫罗斯(厄运)、复仇女神(报应),还有一些神灵群体,如 莫伊莱 (命运)、Keres(哈迪斯的猎犬)和 奥涅罗伊 (梦神)。

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与学习和爱情精灵在一起的夜晚 - Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (1843-1905) - PD-art-100

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