ARTICLE
have already joined the battlefield:
Nemesis and Thanatos, which
makes it apparent why she has
joined as well. Nox can be very
protective of her children and will
even defend them from the likes
of Zeus. She has no fear for the
other gods and welcomes them to
challenge her. The poet Homer tells
of a tale that, one time upon Hera’s
request, Hypnos put Zeus to sleep
so that Hera could cause Hercules
harm. This angered Zeus greatly
and he sought to seek vengeance
upon Hypnos for his treachery. Out
of fear of Zeus, Hypnos fled to his
mother for protection. Upon hearing
of this Zeus found it best to quell
his anger. He did not dare harm
Hypnos and face the wrath of Nox.
The Roman people did not
actively worship Nox, although
they did respect her presence. Her
appearances in the background
of other god’s cults kept her in
everyone’s mind, without having her
be directly worshipped. This is not to
say that she did not keep an eye on
them, as her vision has no bounds.
GAMEPLAY
In SMITE Nox enters the
battlefield as a Mage. I find that
she works pretty well in the solo
lane because of her passive and
her abilities make her less of an
aggressive goddess and more of a
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