Nyx/Relationships

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## Family

### Chaos

**Chaos**: Nyx's parent.
Nyx laments being so distant from their own parent, as they haven't spoken since the beginning of creation. This was partly due to the expectations that Chaos placed on Nyx, and also because Nyx became occupied with their work and forged their own path. Chaos does not directly enter the world they created and interact with their children because Chaos' mere presence can risk destabilizing existence. They reveal that they regret being an absent parent to their child and want to reconnect and spend more time with them, remembering the times they used to play hide-and-seek when they were still together. Despite the distance since childhood, they love their daughter Nyx. Zagreus can choose to help Nyx reunite with Chaos, and the two can reignite their relationship.

### Charon

**Charon**: Nyx's son.
Nyx and her son indeed seem to have a positive relationship. She has always found him self-sufficient and one of her less dependent children, perhaps second only to the Fates.

Charon always appears to be around, engaging in various activities for Nyx, whether it's rowing and ferrying suffering souls across the river Styx or even battling Transgressors when necessary. Nyx must have appreciated when Charon broke his work oath to assist Zagreus and Persephone. Nyx praises Charon for his truly tireless work and considers him reliable and invaluable to the House. Nyx, unlike anyone else in the underworld, being his mother, knows Charon well.

### Thanatos

**Thanatos**: Nyx's son.
Thanatos greatly respects his mother and constantly shows deference to her, which may have given him the reputation of being a "mommy's boy" among other subordinates in the House. They are similar in the sense that they move through the shadows, working against Hades to aid Zagreus, and he knows her well enough to know that she rarely changes her mind about matters related to the state of the House of Hades. As his mother and superior, Nyx encourages Thanatos to strive to do his best in his work, due to its importance. He also offers to help her with the affairs of the house, but she encourages him to continue helping in his own way.

### Hypnos

**Hypnos**: Nyx's son.
Believing that Hypnos is excessively dependent on her, Nyx strives to promote her son's independence by maintaining emotional distance. She advises him not to address her as "mother" in the main hall, a habit he persists in, and also requests that he refrains from speaking to her during working hours, a request he dutifully obeys.

She anticipates that others may find her disposition disagreeable and, without prior notice, may step forward to punish him on behalf of the collective. Upon receiving him, she hopes that Zagreus, referring to Hypnos, is prepared for this situation.

However, her attempts to encourage his independence stem from both maternal care and her ongoing concerns about his work ethic. She experiences a profound sense of relief when she observes him demonstrating competence, and the boundaries she establishes are firmly rooted in what she believes to be in his best interest, regardless of his personal opinions.

### Nemesis

**Nemesis**: Nyx's daughter.
 Nyx maintains a professional relationship with her children inside in the work environment, aiming to toughen them up. Nemesis is very good at what she does and she is absent, fulfilling some task assigned to her. It seems that Nemesis is very loyal to his mother.

### Moros

**Moros**: Nyx's son.
It is assumed that the relationship with Moros, her son is distant, but it remains unknown.

### Eris

**Eris**: Nyx's daughter.
One of Nyx's daughters, Eris seems to have a distant and dysfunctional relationship with her.

### The Fates

**The Fates**: Nyx's daughters.
It is revealed that despite being against the rules, Nyx made a deal with The Fates, her daughters, to bring Zagreus back from the dead, and they only relented after much insistence from Nyx, her own mother.

### Zagreus

**Zagreus**: Nyx's foster son.
Nyx cares for Zagreus as if he is her own child. She fully supports his decision to leave the Underworld and helps him by giving him the Mirror of Night and contacting the Olympians on his behalf. She comforts him when he fails, but never sugarcoats the difficulties ahead. It is eventually revealed that Nyx asked the Fates to revive the stillborn Zagreus, despite it being against the rules. He is grateful for all that Nyx has done and considers himself fortunate to have two wonderful mothers.

## House of Hades

### Persephone

**Persephone**: Nyx's co-manager and close friend.
Persephone and Nyx shared a friendly relationship during Persephone's time as Queen of the Underworld prior to Zagreus' birth. Nyx describes Persephone as respectable and stately, while Persephone was grateful for Nyx's company and support during her initial time in the Underworld, later stating that she missed her and Cerberus the most out of all the denizens of the Underworld. Upon Persephone's return to the Underworld, the two of them continue to be on good terms, with Persephone being grateful for Nyx's role as Zagreus' foster mother in her absence and Nyx's part in engineering her reuniting with him.

### Hades

**Hades**: Nyx's co-manager
Hades and Nyx manage the domain together. They mostly tolerate and begrudgingly respect each other, even if they fight at times- Zagreus comments upon this aspect of their relationship, and Nyx admits that she and Hades sometimes convince themselves they are husband and wife, because of how they are obligated to cooperate. While he controls the punishment of Titans and primordial gods, she appears to have some kind of arrangement with him to have avoided a similar fate for herself. She is against the toxic education that Hades exhibits towards Zagreus, intervening in his upbringing, and being his greatest defender. Nyx is so feared that not even Hades takes direct measures against her, despite her openly aiding Zagreus in his escape attempts. While Hades may not think that Zagreus needs a mother, he is grateful to Nyx for fulfilling that role for a long time.

### Megaera

**Megaera**: Nyx's employee.
In her relationship with Nyx, Megaera holds deep respect for her as one of her childs. As Nyx's foster child figure, Megaera is not immune to being reprimanded by her raiser, often receiving guidance to speak with greater respect. She rarely questions Nyx's wisdom and consistently seeks her mentor's counsel.

Megaera places her trust in Nyx, sharing her workplace frustrations stemming from the responsibilities assigned by Nyx's functions, which she finds disagreeable as they were imposed upon Zagreus, and Nyx remains unaware of the current stress it causes her. Nevertheless, Megaera follows Nyx's guidance to persevere in her household responsibilities without protest, in accordance with her mentor's maternal advice, which Megaera heeds attentively.

### Dusa

**Dusa**: Nyx's employee.
Nyx disapproves of Dusa for her tendency to overwork herself and associating with Zagreus. She eventually removes Dusa from her job without warning. It is when Zagreus intervenes that Nyx is persuaded to allow Dusa to work in the House again, although not without "certain stipulations". Dusa is eventually promoted to head guardian of the house by her, when Nyx provided that she may have been unfair.

## Underworld Residents

### Furies

**Furies**: Nyx's employees.
Nyx unlike Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone tend to have only an extremely professional relationship, and they follow Nyx's orders without question.

## Olympian Gods

The Olympians look down on Chthonic gods as a whole.

### Athena

**Athena**: Goddess of Wisdom.
Athena seems to be on good terms with Nyx, whom she considers to be shrewd. She is one of the first Olympians to respond to Nyx's plea to help Zagreus. At one point, she confesses that she sometimes envies Zagreus' relationship with his (foster) mother, having never had one herself.

### Ares

**Ares**: God of War.
Ares mentions that Nyx is frowned upon on Olympus, though he has always wanted to meet her, in part out of a sense of gratitude for her role in his own work. After enough interactions with the two he will contact her; Nyx hints that she might actually enjoy the attention and, surprisingly, seems to appreciate his affection.

### Zeus

**Zeus**: King of the Olympians.
Zeus initially believed that Nyx was the closest thing Hades had to a Queen; a misconception that would be resolved following the first game's epilogue.