a dance of stars and silence
from the chaos was born the night
a big dark egg broken into halves
to host the earth and skies,
a spiral connecting them, dotted with stars
and unanswered wishes.
from the night was born the light,
to be woken up every morning,
with every inhale,
to kill its mother
and hide the golden way to the heavens.
the celestial bodies lose their way to the land,
unable to adorn people's heads
like they used to.
at the crossroads of night,
a veil of bees dances in the shape of waves.
the darkness is cradled by chaos,
or the endless void,
tears running down her face—
a void full of life and futures,
where eros rests on clouds,
becoming dewdrops in the morning grass,
turning into mist over the stars
reflected in the lake.
in a dawn or a dream,
the stars she carries in her womb
each spring float up to the river
from the depths of the underworld
and bloom into the shape of wishes
and stories yet to come.
as she breathes,
she opens up the hive of her heart
and beholds the queen bee,
to see that all is well—
that darkness is still serving the light,
amplifying its mystical lighthouse
at the edge of the worlds’ shores.
she decides she will be merciless
with those who invade the nightfall,
planting into its darkness hurt.
she will defend with moonlight and silence.
as the lioness does,
she will roar in thunder
and in the wheeling of the hawk,
and spread the night
to make you feel
all the light you cannot see.
Nyx, in Greek mythology, is standing among the most powerful deities. She was born from Chaos and is, in short, a personification of the night. Theogony tells us that with Erebus (Darkness) she gives birth to Aether (Air) and Hemera (Day). Besides this, Nyx independently gives birth to a lot of children, most of whom are personifications of darker or abstract forces. They include Moros (Doom), Ker (Destruction), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), and Oizys (Pain), among others. She is further the mother of the Hesperides, Moirai (Fates), Keres, Nemesis (Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Affection), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife). Playwrights such as Aeschylus and Euripides consider her the mother of the Erinyes, better known as Furies, and Lyssa, or Madness. From death and pain to love and fate, they all dance together weaving the fabric of natural phenomena and human life.
The power of Nyx reigns across mythological traditions, and it is said that even the king of the gods, Zeus, is fearful of her power. Nyx is the goddess who literally fills in the gap between creation and darkness and thus holds a very unique and potent place within the Greek mythological world.
Practices inspired by Nyx:
🌀 moonlit walks
🌀shadow work
🌀keeping a dream journal
🌀 wearing black
🌀 burning myrrh & frankincense
🌀 stargazing
🌀 drinking pomegranate juice
🌀 reading poetry in candlelight
🌀 befriending an owl
🌀 sleeping early
So powerful and amazing! ✨🖤 Beautifully written. 💛 Thank you for sharing Nyx‘ story. 🖤
i love greek mythology and i love it even more when it's accompanied by a pretty poem