Roman authors mentioned cult practices and wrote hymns in her honor. Phanes – the strange, monstrous, hermaphrodite Orphic demiurge – was the child[citation needed] or father of Nyx. The name was spelled with an "i" instead of a "y", to avoid conflict with the asteroid 3908 Nyx. From the coast to the valley to the glammed-up core, LA’s colorful personality is our home, our heart, and our muse. It was named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night. The program aims to provide consumers of all skill sets with accessible, professional-grade makeup education. [1] NYX Professional Makeup is certified and acknowledged by PETA as a cruelty-free brand,[2][third-party source needed] and they offer a wide range of vegan-friendly products. [9] This mirrors the portrayal of Ratri (night) in the Rigveda, where she works in close cooperation but also tension with her sister Ushas (dawn). We live, dream, and experiment at full volume. Alone she spawned a brood of dark spirits including the three Fates, Sleep, Death, Strife and Pain. JOIN OUR FIERCE @NYXCOSMETICS SOCIAL COMMUNITY. Unleash your artistry and step into a place where everything is not what it seems. The classical scholar Walter Burkert has speculated that the house of the goddess to which the philosopher is transported is the palace of Nyx; this hypothesis, however, must remain tentative. And Vulcanus' [Hephaistos'] fire shall eat the lustral entrails, where-o'er the new milk streams.[19]. Zeus was furious and would have smote Hypnos into the sea if he had not fled to Nyx, his mother, in fear. [4] Later, on her own, Nyx gives birth to Moros (Doom, Destiny), the Keres (Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), Nemesis (Indignation, Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Friendship), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife). In his description of Tartarus, Hesiod locates there the home of Nyx,[7] and the homes of her children Hypnos and Thanatos. NYX Professional Makeup is part of L'Oréal (UK) Limited. 6 (trans. [citation needed] In them, Nyx, rather than Chaos, is the first principle from which all creation emerges. [3] With Erebus (Darkness), Nyx gives birth to Aether (Brightness) and Hemera (Day). Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. NYX Professional Makeup (/nɪks/) is an American cosmetics company that is a subsidiary of L'Oréal. Ever shall this house throughout the circling periods of the year hold thee high in honour and in worship; black bulls of chosen beauty shall pay thee sacrifice [black animals were sacrificed to the chthonic gods], O goddess! Nyx (/nɪks/;[1] Ancient Greek: Νῠ́ξ, Nýx, [nýks], 'Night')[2] is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the night. [12] Pausanias wrote : When you have ascended the citadel [of Megara], which even at the present day is called Karia (Caria) from Kar (Car), son of Phoroneus, you see a temple of Dionysos Nyktelios (Nyctelius, Nocturnal), a sanctuary built to Aphrodite Epistrophia (She who turns men to love), an oracle called that of Nyx (Night) and a temple of Zeus Konios (Cronius, Dusty) without a roof. . 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Get connected with a professional makeup artist, virtually! [14] The partnership will provide guests access to innovative digital beauty experiences on the festival grounds, ranging from an interactive beauty bar and touch up area fully equipped with glitter makeup and a glitter fountain, to a massive lip and tongue slide. Check out NYX Pore Filler Primer reviews, colors, price, benefits, how to use, side effects, rating & more information here and buy online. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). [8] Hesiod says further that Nyx's daughter Hemera (Day) left Tartarus just as Nyx (Night) entered it; continuing cyclicly, when Hemera returned, Nyx left. Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty that she is feared by Zeus himself.