They were powerful, dangerous, and tricky immortals. And while these children weren’t Primordials, they were beings that represented negative aspects of life. With Aether and Hemera, light now flew amongst Ouranos(Sky) and allowed Erebus and Nyx a break from bringing darkness and night to newly formed Gaia(Earth).ĭepending on which version of the myth you read or are told, Erebus and Nyx(but sometimes only Nyx by herself) also give birth to a litter of other immortals. Their love resulted in two new Primordials, Aether the Light and Hemera the Day. And like most couples who are instantly in love, they began to copulate that love. For what is Darkness without Night? Nyx became Erebus’s consort. When Erebus emerged from Chaos with his siblings, he instantly fell in love with one of them. The Ancient Greeks named the darkness Erebus, the Primordial of Darkness. And my most favorite: with darkness comes the quiet to put a halt to the sounds of the day. With darkness comes the shade, to protect us from the light. With darkness comes the night, which woos us to sleep. Additionally, there are deadly creatures that prowl in the dark.īut while we have disadvantages, we also gain blessings from darkness. We cannot see, nor can we absorb heat from darkness. We humans learn early on in our lives that we have many disadvantages in the dark. Most humans would say they prefer light over darkness. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Erebus Primordial of Darkness Image by Andres Canals Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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