List of lunar deities

A lunar deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it. Lunar deities and Moon worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. The following is a list of lunar deities:

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[Aztec mythology]

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Coyolxauhqui, a female Goddess.
Tecciztecatl, a male God.

[Cahuilla mythology]

Menily, a female Goddess.

[Haitian Vodou]

Kalfu, a male God.

[Hopi mythology]

Muuya, a male God.

[Incan mythology]

Mama Killa, a female Goddess.
Ka-Ata-Killa, a female Goddess.
Coniraya, a male God.

[Inuit mythology]

Alignak, a male God.
Igaluk, sister of Alignak.
Tarqiup Inua, a male God.

[Lakota mythology]

Hanwi, a female Goddess.

[Maya mythology]

Goddess Awilix; Xbalanque was their mortal incarnation.
Maya moon goddess

Muisca mythology">Muisca religion">Muisca mythology

Huitaca, a female Goddess.
Chía, a female Goddess

Nivaclé Mythology

Jive'cla

[Pawnee mythology]

Pah, a male God.

Tupi">Tupi people">Tupi [Guarani mythology]

Abaangui, a male God.
Arasy, a female Goddess.
Jaci, a God/Goddess, whose gender depends on the tribe.

Moon gods of East Asia

[Ainu mythology]

Kunnechup Kamui, a male God.

[Chinese mythology]

Jie Lin, a God that carries the Moon across the night sky.
Changxi, the mother of twelve moons corresponding to the twelve months of the year.
Chang'e, an immortal who lives on the Moon.
Taiyin Xingjun or Queen Jiang of Investiture of the Gods in taoism and Chinese folk religion.
Tu'er Ye, a rabbit God who lives on the Moon.
Wu Gang, an immortal who lives on the Moon.

[Indonesian mythology]

Ratih, a female Goddess.
Silewe Nazarate, a female Goddess.

[Japanese mythology]

Tsukuyomi, a male God.

[Korean mythology]

Myeongwol, a female Goddess.

[Vietnamese mythology]

Thần Mặt Trăng, the embodiment of the moon, the daughter of Ông Trời
Hằng Nga, a Goddess who lives on the moon

Moon gods in Philippine mythology

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Kabigat : the goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting
Bulan : the moon deity of the night in charge of nighttime
Moon Deity : the deity who teased Kabunian for not yet having a spouse
Delan : deity of the moon, worshiped with the sun and stars; congenial with Elag; during quarrels, Elag sometimes covers Delan's face, causing the different phases of the moon; giver of light and growth
Bulan : the moon god of peace who comforted the grieving Abra
Bulan : the merry and mischievous moon god, whose dim palace was the source of the perpetual light which became the stars; guides the ways of thieves
Wife of Mangetchay : wife of Mangetchay who gave birth to their daughter whose beauty sparked the great war; lives in the Moon
Mayari : the moon goddess who battled her brother, Apolaqui
Apûng Malyari : moon god who lives in Mount Pinatubo and ruler of the eight rivers
Mayari : goddess of the moon; sometimes identified as having one eye; ruler of the world during nighttime and daughter of Bathala
Dalagang nasa Buwan : the maiden of the moon
Dalagang Binubukot : the cloistered maiden in the moon
Unnamed Moon God : the night watchman who tattled on Rajo's theft, leading to an eclipse
Bulan-hari : one of the deities sent by Bathala to aid the people of Pinak; can command rain to fall; married to Bitu-in
Bulan : son of Dagat and Paros; joined Daga's rebellion; his body became the Moon; in another myth, he was alive and from his cut arm, the earth was established, and from his tears, the rivers and seas were established
Haliya : the goddess of the moon, often depicted with a golden mask on her face
Libulan : the copper-bodied son of Lidagat and Lihangin; killed by Kaptan's rage during the great revolt; his body became the moon
Bulan : the moon deity who gives light to sinners and guides them in the night
Launsina : the goddess of the Sun, Moon, stars, and seas, and the most beloved because people seek forgiveness from her
Diwata na Magbabaya : simply referred as Magbabaya; the good supreme deity and supreme planner who looks like a man; created the Earth and the first eight elements, namely bronze, gold, coins, rock, clouds, rain, iron, and water; using the elements, he also created the sea, sky, Moon, and stars; also known as the pure god who wills all things; one of three deities living in the realm called Banting
Bulon La Mogoaw : one of the two supreme deities; married to Kadaw La Sambad; lives in the seventh layer of the universe
Moon Deity : divine being depicted in an anthropomorphic form as a beautiful young woman; angels serve as her charioteers