List of night deities

A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, the night sky, or darkness. 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, 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, lunar goddess known as the "Lady of the Night"

Canaanite

Shalim, god of dusk
Araphel, the divine darkness

Egyptian

Apep, the serpent god, deification of evil and darkness
Kuk, uncreated god and the personification of the primordial darkness
Khonsu, god of the moon
Nut, goddess of night also associated with rebirth

Greco-Roman

Greek

Achlys, primordial goddess of the clouding of eyes after death, the eternal night, and poison.
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, and wild animals, who was commonly associated with the moon.

Astraeus (Titan), Titan god of the Dusk, Stars, Planets and the art of Astronomy.
Asteria, Titaness goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars.
Erebus, primordial god and personification of darkness.
Hades, god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness.
Hecate, goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon.
Hypnos, personification of sleep, the son of Nyx and Erebus and twin brother of Thanatos.
Nyx, primordial goddess and personification of the night.
Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon.
Thanatos, 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.
Scotus, primordial god of darkness; equivalent to the Greek god Erebus.
Somnus, god of sleep, equivalent to the Greek god Hypnos.
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 time
Dewi Ratih, Balinese goddess of the moon

Iranic

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

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 else that is bad.