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 goddesses Leto and Asteria
 * 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 Shakti Peetha
 * Kali, goddess of death
 * Dewi Ratih, Balinese goddess of the moon

Hurrian

 * DINGIR.GE6 (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