A black-figure vase depicting Nyx, the personification of Night in Greek mythology. Below her is Helios, the Sun. Sappho Painter, c. 500 BCE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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APA Style
York, M. N. (2017, January 16). Nyx. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6260/nyx/
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York, MET New. "Nyx." World History Encyclopedia, January 16, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6260/nyx/.
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York, MET New. "Nyx." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jan 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6260/nyx/.
