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Abode
  
Hades

Children
  
Ascalaphus

Consort
  
Acheron

Orphne

In Greek mythology, Orphne /ˈɔːrfn/ (Ancient Greek: Ὀρφνή, from ὄρφνη, "darkness"), also known as Styx /ˈstɪks/ (Στύξ) or Gorgyra /ˈɡɔːrərə/ (Γόργυρα, from γοργύρα, "underground drain"), was a nymph that lived in Hades. With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus.

Orphne also seems to be one translation of the name of the Roman goddess Caligo (Darkness).

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Orphne Wikipedia