Night deity



A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, the night sky, or darkness. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of night deities in various mythologies.

Arabian

 * Al-Qaum, Nabatean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans

Aztec

 * Lords of the Night, group of nine gods, each of whom ruled over a particular night
 * Itzpapalotl, fearsome skeletal goddess of the stars
 * Metztli, god or goddess of the moon, night and farmers
 * Tezcatlipoca, god of the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife
 * Tzitzimimeh, skeletal goddesses of the stars
 * Yohaulticetl, lunar goddess known as the "Lady of the Night"

Canaanite

 * Shalim, god of dusk
 * Araphel, the divine darkness

Egyptian

 * Apep, the serpent god, deification of evil and darkness
 * Kuk, uncreated god and the personification of the primordial darkness
 * Khonsu, god of the moon
 * Nut, goddess of night also associated with rebirth

Etruscan

 * Artume (also called Aritimi, Artames, or Artumes), Etruscan goddess of night

Greek

 * Achlys, primordial goddess of the clouding of eyes after death, the eternal night, and poison
 * Artemis, goddess of the hunt who was commonly associated with the moon
 * Asteria, goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars
 * Erebus, primordial god of darkness
 * Hades, god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness.
 * Hecate, goddess of witchcraft who was commonly associated with the moon
 * Hypnos, god of sleep
 * Nyx, primordial goddess of night
 * Selene, goddess of the moon
 * Thanatos, personification of death, twin brother of Hypnos and son of Nyx and Erebus

Hindu

 * Ratri, goddess of night
 * Chandra, god of the moon
 * Rahu, celestial deity of darkness and eclipse
 * Indra, god of the sky, ruler of all other sky gods
 * Bhairava, god of night, guardian of all 52 shaktipeethas
 * Kali, goddess of time
 * Dewi Ratih, Balinese goddess of the moon

Iranic

 * Ahriman, god of darkness, night and evils.

Lithuanian

 * Aušrinė, goddess of the morning star
 * Breksta, goddess of twilight and dreams, who protects people from sunset to sunrise
 * Mėnuo, god of the moon
 * Vakarinė, goddess of the evening star
 * Žvaigždės, goddesses of the stars and planets

Māori

 * Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of night and death and the ruler of the underworld in Māori mythology

Norse

 * Nótt, female personification of night

Polynesian

 * Ira, sky goddess and mother of the stars

Roman

 * Diana Trivia, goddess of the hunt, the moon, crossroads, equivalent to both Artemis and Hekate.
 * Latona, a mother goddess of day and night, an equivalent to the goddesses Leto and Asteria.
 * Luna, goddess of the moon, equivalent to Selene.
 * Nox, primordial goddess of night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nyx
 * Scotus, primordial god of darkness; equivalent to the Greek god Erebus
 * Summanus, god of nocturnal thunder
 * Somnus, god of sleep, equivalent to Hypnos.

Slavic

 * Zorya, two guardian goddesses, representing the morning and evening stars.