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==
* Al-Qaum, Nabatean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans
==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==
* Shalim, god of dusk
==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
* Erebos, 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==
* Ratri, goddess of night
==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
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