Re: [tied] Greek mithology

From: petegray
Message: 34026
Date: 2004-09-06

>...Chronos detroned his father Uranus,

Kronos (or Cronos). No connection with chronos = time.

>...night, the godess Nix.

/nix/ only with the modern pronunciation. <Nyx> is a better way to write
it. There is no /i/ to explain.

Peter

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