Nyx

Nyx was the Primordial of Night, one of the first beings born from Chaos and a figure who stood at or near the beginning of creation. Sister-consort of Erebus and mother of a host of lesser primordial gods, she was an ancient power whose offspring in the myths included Thanatos, Charon, and the Fates, who appear in the games as the Sisters of Fate. (Theogony; De Natura Deorum)

Birth from Chaos#

Nyx was among the oldest and original of the Greek deities, originating from Chaos itself. She was the sister-consort of Erebus, the god of Darkness, and the two formed the first couple of Greek history, with no known rifts or troubles between them. In this she differed from her sister Gaia, whose union with Ouranos turned to tragedy. (Theogony)

Mother of the night gods#

Nyx birthed many primordial gods, who personified the basic forces of nature. In Hesiod they include Thanatos, Hypnos, the Dreams and the Fates, many of them brought forth by Nyx alone with no father, and Cicero adds Charon to her children. (Theogony; De Natura Deorum)

None of her dark offspring commanded such power over the cosmos as the Fates. In God of War II the Sisters of Fate dwell on the Island of Creation and rule over the past, present, and future, and none can defy them. (God of War II)

Goddess of the Night-Sky#

The ancient Night Goddess lived well into the Olympian Age, bringing forth her cloak of darkness onto the heavens before returning to her own world of eternal darkness and gloom. One known way to access the Realm of Night was through a portal at the Statue of Apollo, where she was seen giving light during the Trials of Archimedes. (God of War: Ascension)

Powerful as she was, Nyx contended with Helios, the bringer of light. On the Walls of Troy multiplayer map it is said that Helios was banishing her from the night sky, which suggests that the Olympians had grown more powerful than the ancient Primordial deities. (God of War: Ascension)

Appearance#

Though Nyx was never seen directly, her likeness was preserved in a massive statue erected in her honor within the Realm of the Night. It portrayed her as an enormous, semi-nude female figure of imposing scale and solemn presence. Her head was covered by a veiled mask that emitted a faint, ethereal glow, fully concealing her face, while a long mantle flowed from the crown of her head and draped over her shoulders and upper arms. Below the waist she wore a skirt composed of numerous intertwined hands, woven through with anguished faces and contorted bodies that appeared trapped within the material. (God of War: Ascension)