Ἐκ Χάεος δ᾽ Ἔρεβός τε μέλαν Νύξ θ᾽ ἐγένοντο·
Νυκτὸς δ᾽ αὖτ᾽ Αἰθήρ τε καὶ Ἡμέρη ἐξεγένοντο,
οὓς τέκε κυσαμένη Ἐρέβει φιλότητι μιγεῖσα.


From Chaos, the black Night was born;
Night, the white Aether, and Day were born,
whom the mingled love of Ereb gave birth to.