Scatter here, scatter there, scatter, scatter everywhere... so many pieces, all of which make a Whole, but sometimes might appear disparate to the outside observer.
I have prepared some (among many, so very many!) additions for the the Nyx Devotional Gallery page. Perhaps I do this now, at this time, in recognition of the tipping of the year back towards Her time of dominance. Perhaps it is at the prompting of the poppies which are now in full bloom...
Poppy, from our modest devotional garden. |
Since I am doing this en masse & I have what I think is an interesting multi-media array, I thought it might be worthy of a quick note here.
Nyktos Moleskin. By Edgar Invoker of DeviantArt. |
Nyx Color Work Sketch. By Laura "Pelick" Siadak. |
Nyx By Jeff Wack. New Media: digital and acyrlic on Canvas. Embellished giclee prints available at Sensuous Muse. |
Bust of Nyx Henri Weigele, French sculptor, 1858 - 1927 Bronze / Onyx (If only I had the spare cash: She Would Be Mine) |
Night
Henri Weigele, French sculptor, 1858 - 1927
White marble, marble
Auction details at Invaluable.
Nyx (or Selene) Artist unknown, Roman, 100-1 BCE. Bronze statue. "Cloak billowing behind and toes pointed for landing, the Goddess of the Night is fully dressed and carries an object in her right hand that may be part of a torch; perhaps the moon-goddess Selene." --vroma.org Currently on view at the Getty Foundation's Getty Villa, USA |
Nyx No attribution available. (If you have one, please notify me.) |
Nyx Mask By Cyndy Salisbury Image credit: Hermetic Library Blog Archives. |
The goddess Nyx By Cyndy Salisbury Image credit: TheArtOfTheMask Etsy Store. |
Nyx with Veil of Night By Cyndy Salisbury Image credit: Fantast in Focus: Cyndy Salisbury, at the Thinker's Garden |
Lyrics to above recording:
Orphic Hymn to Nyx - Mother of the Gods
.:.
Night
Mother of the Gods
I sing to You
Mother of humankind
Night
who gave birth to all
and who is also known as Kypris
hail blesséd Goddess
indigo luminescence
lit by starlight
You who love silence
and deep peaceful sleep
Euphrosyne
delightful
who loves all-night rituals
Mother of Dreams
You help us forget our troubles
Holy One
You grant us rest from work
giver of sleep
You who are loved by all
horse-rider
shining by night
unending
chthonian as well as celestial
encircling
Your cosmic dance shapes our fate
You shine upon the earth
and Your light reaches into Hades
for You, Ananke
are all-powerful
but now, Blesséd Goddess
I call
You of many treasures
every creature yearns for You
Gracious One
hear our words of supplication
come to us,
propitious one
and put to flight
our fear of the night
Creatrix ...
Creatrix ...
Creatrix
.:.
translation by Andonis Theodoros
2014
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