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Nyx

American  
[niks] / nɪks /

noun

  1. an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.


Nyx British  
/ nɪks /

noun

  1. Roman counterpart: Nox. Greek myth the goddess of the night, daughter of Chaos

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their investigation identified a large subsurface structure in the Nyx Mons region, named after the Greek goddess of the night.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

Typhon Nyx, in his 30s, is one of many TST members who uses an alternative name in the community - a "Satanym", as they call it.

From BBC ● May 19, 2023

Billie Nyx, lead organizer of the union campaign, said she was fired in mid-May for closing the store early without permission from higher management.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022

It’s unclear whether Alienware intends to release its own hardware, when that might be, how much it might cost, and whether what Nyx aims to do will be a paid service.

From The Verge ● Jan. 3, 2022

It also must not have been very good camouflage, since Nyx could obviously see them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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