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Nyx: Primordial Night Goddess
- Nyx is a primordial goddess of night who predates Olympians and rules the underworld's darkness with Erebus. - She is mother to key underworld beings like Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (peaceful death).
Hypnos and Nyx Challenge Zeus
- Hypnos put Zeus to sleep but allowed him to wake at will to avoid angering him while still fulfilling Hera's orders. - Nyx confronted Zeus instead of Hypnos, intimidating Zeus who fears Nyx despite being king of the gods.
Hera's Trojan War Bribe
- Hera bribed Hypnos with a daughter’s hand to make Zeus sleep during the Trojan War, allowing gods to intervene. - Hypnos succeeded, Poseidon aided the Greeks, and Zeus never confronted Hypnos or Nyx again.