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Night Apepi leader of demons against sun god; always vanquished by morning. [Egyptian Myth.: Leach, 66] opponent of sun god Ra. [Egyptian Myth.: Benét, 43] Moon goddess; Queen of night; equivalent of Greek Astarte. [Phoenician Myth.: Walsh Classical, 34–35] half-mythical people dwelling in eternal gloom. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] personification and god of darkness. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 381] his slaying represents the destruction of night demon. [Norse Myth.: LLEI, I: 327] goddess of night. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 261] nocturnal bird; Night embodied. [Art: Hall, 231] |
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| In fascinating sections, Masuji Ono, an artist dedicated to depicting the ukiyoe, "the floating world" of "the nightless city" of the pleasure district, pours himself into his art, painting fifteen-hour days as a student, and later as a sensei, a master. |
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