# 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

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

## 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

* Shalim, god of dusk

## Egyptian

* Khonsu, god of the moon
* Nut, goddess of the night also associated with rebirth

## 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
Roman
* 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
Etruscan
* Artume (also called Aritimi, Artames, or Artumes), Etruscan goddess of the night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis

## 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

* DINGIR.GE$_6$ (reading uncertain), goddess representing the night and associated with dreaming

## Persian

* 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
* Vakarė, goddess of the evening star
* Žvaigždės, goddesses of the stars and planets

## Meitei/Sanamahism

* Sajik (Arietis)
* Thaba (Musca)
* Khongjom Nubi (Pleiades)
* Apaknga (Lunar mansions)
* Sachung Telheiba (A Orionis)
* Likla Saphaba (Orion)
* Chingcharoibi (G Geminorum)
* Chungshennubi (Cancer)
* Leipakpokpa (Mars)
* Yumsakeisa (Mercury)
* Sagolsen (Jupiter)
* Irai (Venus)
* Thangja (Saturn)
* Shakok (Uranus)
* Shamei (Neptune)

## Norse

* Nótt, female personification of night
* Máni, male personification of the Moon

## 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

## Slavic

* Zorya, two guardian goddesses, representing the morning and evening stars
* Chernobog, god of darkness, chaos, famine, pain, and all that is evil