List of night deities
A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, or the night sky. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of night deities in various mythologies.
Arabian">Arabian mythology">Arabian
- Al-Qaum, Nabatean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans
Aztec">Aztec mythology">Aztec
- Lords of the Night, a 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, the lunar goddess known as the "Lady of the Night"
Canaanite">Canaanite mythology">Canaanite
- Shalim, god of dusk
Egyptian">Egyptian mythology">Egyptian
- Khonsu, god of the moon
- Nut, goddess of the night also associated with rebirth
Greco-Roman">Greco-Roman mythology">Greco-Roman
Greek- Achlys, a primordial goddess of the clouding of eyes after death, the eternal night, and poison
- Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, and wild animals, who was commonly associated with the moon
- Astraeus, Titan god of the dusk, stars, planets, and the art of Astronomy and Astrology
- Asteria, Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars
- Hades, god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness
- Hecate, the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon
- Nyx, goddess and personification of the night
- Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon
- Thanatos, the personification of death, the son of Nyx and Erebus and twin brother of Hypnos
- Diana Trivia, goddess of the hunt, the moon, crossroads, equivalent to the Greek goddesses Artemis and Hecate
- Latona, mother goddess of day and night, equivalent to the Greek goddess Leto
- Luna, goddess of the moon, equivalent to the Greek goddess Selene
- Nox, primordial goddess of night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nyx
- Summanus, god of nocturnal thunder
Hindu">Hindu mythology">Hindu
- Ratri, goddess of night
- Chandra, god of the moon
- Rahu, celestial deity of darkness and eclipse
- Bhairava, god of night, guardian of all 52 Shakta pithas
- Kali, goddess of death
- Dewi Ratih, Balinese goddess of the moon
Hurrian">Hurrian religion">Hurrian
- DINGIR.GE6, goddess representing the night and associated with dreaming
Persian">Persian mythology">Persian
- Ahriman, god of darkness, night and evils
Lithuanian">Lithuanian mythology">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
- Vakarė, goddess of the evening star
- Žvaigždės, goddesses of the stars and planets
Meitei">Meitei mythology">Meitei/[Sanamahism]
- Sajik
- Thaba
- Khongjom Nubi
- Apaknga
- Sachung Telheiba
- Likla Saphaba
- Chingcharoibi
- Chungshennubi
- Leipakpokpa
- Yumsakeisa
- Sagolsen
- Irai
- Thangja
- Shakok
- Shamei
Norse">Norse mythology">Norse
Polynesian">Polynesian narrative">Polynesian
- Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of night and death and the ruler of the underworld in Māori mythology
- Ira, sky goddess and mother of the stars
- Taonoui, Māʻohi goddess who was the mother of the stars