The Ancient Greek words for night and day (νῠ́ξ καί ἡμέρα) can be traced to Proto-Indo-European origins:

  • νύξ (núx): night;
  • ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā): day;

Ancient Greek Mythology

In Ancient Greek Mythology, there were corresponding deities representing the night and day:

  • Nyx (Νύξ): Goddess of the night and darkness and;
  • Hemera (Ἡμέρα): Goddess of the day;