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wrath, anger, rage

Notes:

• used to refer to gods
• first word of the iliad, referring to the wrath of Achilles;
  • μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
• acusitive singular of μῆνις (nominative)

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;