Homer, Iliad14.56–61. The translation quoted here is that given by Lattimore, p. 301. Janko, p. 193 on lines 256–61 states that she likely saves him by making him invisible. According to West, p. 120, it has been suggested that Nyx's apparent status in Homer's account may indicate he knew of a genealogy in which she preceded Oceanus and Tethys.
There is debate surrounding whether there was a father, and his identity. Bernabé and Cristobal, p. 88 argue that there was no father, while Almqvist, p. 87 has doubted this. Betegh, p. 336 considers Aether to be the father, while Almqvist, p. 88 suggests he is Phanes. In an earlier account, in which Nyx is also described as the first deity, it has been proposed that she is the mother of the same children; see Meisner, p. 95; Betegh, p. 147.
Meisner, pp. 169, 203, 222. It is unclear whether this consultation with Nyx is a separate one to that in which he asks her how he can overthrow his father; see Meisner, p. 221.
Homer, Iliad14.56–61. The translation quoted here is that given by Lattimore, p. 301. Janko, p. 193 on lines 256–61 states that she likely saves him by making him invisible. According to West, p. 120, it has been suggested that Nyx's apparent status in Homer's account may indicate he knew of a genealogy in which she preceded Oceanus and Tethys.
