nox

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the Roman goddess of night, who is the daughter of Erebus and the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nyx.

• 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к римской богине ночи, дочери Эреба и аналогу греческой богини Никты.

1. Roman goddess of night C1 formal

   In Roman mythology, Nox is the primordial goddess of the night, daughter of Erebus (darkness), and the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Nyx.

   • Nox was often depicted as a winged figure draped in a dark veil.
   • The ancient Romans invoked Nox during certain nocturnal rituals.
   • In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nox is described as a powerful and ancient deity.

   🇷🇺Нокс

   Synonyms: nyx

• noxes plural form
• noxes' possessive plural form
• nox's possessive singular form