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night [nīt]
(astronomy) The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. 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] Night the interval of time from sunset to sunrise. The duration depends on the geographical latitude of the point of observation and on the sun’s inclination. Above the latitude of the arctic and antarctic circles, at certain times of the year, night may last more than 24 hours; at the poles, night lasts for almost half a year. Sometimes the concept of night excludes the interval of civil or astronomical twilight. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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