List of night deities
A night deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with night, the night sky, or darkness. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of night deities.
Arabian mythology
Aztec mythology
- Lords of the Night, a group of nine gods, each of whom ruled over a particular night
- 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
- Yohaulticetl, lunar goddess known as the "Lady of the Night"
Canaanite mythology
Egyptian mythology
- Kuk, personification of the primordial darkness
- Nephthys, goddess of night as well as death and birth
Greek mythology
- Asteria, goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars
- The Astra Planeti, gods of the five wandering stars or planets
- Stilbon, god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury
- Eosphorus, god of Venus the morning star
- Hesperus, god of Venus the evening star
- Pyroeis, god of Areios, the planet Mars
- Phaethon, god of Dios, the planet Jupiter
- Phaenon, god of Kronion, the planet Saturn
- Erebus, primordial god of darkness and consort of Nyx
- Hecate, goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy
- Nyx, primordial goddess of night
Hindu mythology
Lithuanian mythology
- Breksta, goddess of twilight and dreams, who protects people from sunset to sunrise
Norse mythology
- Nótt, female personification of night
Roman mythology
- Nox, primordial goddess of night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nyx
- Summanus, god of nocturnal thunder
Slavic mythology
- Polunochnitsa, "Lady Midnight", a demoness said to frighten children at night
- The Zorya, three guardian goddesses, representing the morning, evening and midnight stars
See also