Night

First appears: Hesiod, Theogony 1-116

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Night)

In Hesiod’s Theogony 1–116, Chaos was Night’s parent: “From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night”. Night in turn bore Aether and Day, as the poem says, “but of Night were born Aether and Day”.

In Theogony 139–265, Night bore Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, and the tribe of Dreams: “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.” Though she lay with none, she also bore Blame, Woe, and the Hesperides, then Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, Nemesis, Deceit, Friendship, Age, and Strife. In Theogony 713–820, Night and Day draw near and greet one another as they pass the great threshold of bronze.

Relationship record

Life events

• Night bore Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, and the tribe of Dreams.(Hesiod, Theogony 139-265)
  • With: Doom Fate Death Sleep Dreams
  • “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”

Hesiod, Theogony 1-116

• parent: Chaos “From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night”
• child: Aether “but of Night were born Aether and Day”
• child: Day “but of Night were born Aether and Day”

Hesiod, Theogony 139-265

• child: Doom “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”
• child: Fate “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”
• child: Death “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”
• child: Sleep “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”
• child: Dreams “And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death, and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams.”
• child: Blame “And again the goddess murky Night, though she lay with none, bare Blame and painful Woe, and the Hesperides who guard the rich, golden apples”
• child: Woe “And again the goddess murky Night, though she lay with none, bare Blame and painful Woe, and the Hesperides who guard the rich, golden apples”
• child: Clotho “Also she bare the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates, Clotho and Lachesis and Atropos 1610”
• child: Lachesis “Also she bare the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates, Clotho and Lachesis and Atropos 1610”
• child: Atropos “Also she bare the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates, Clotho and Lachesis and Atropos 1610”
• child: Nemesis “Also deadly Night bare Nemesis (Indignation) to afflict mortal men”
• child: Deceit “and after her, Deceit and Friendship and hateful Age and hard-hearted Strife.”
• child: Friendship “and after her, Deceit and Friendship and hateful Age and hard-hearted Strife.”
• child: Age “and after her, Deceit and Friendship and hateful Age and hard-hearted Strife.”
• child: Strife “and after her, Deceit and Friendship and hateful Age and hard-hearted Strife.”

Hesiod, Theogony 713-820

• with Day (They greet one another at the threshold.) “where Night and Day draw near and greet one another as they pass the great threshold of bronze.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.