List of night deities

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, 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">Canaanite mythology">Canaanite

• Shalim, god of dusk
• Araphel, the divine darkness

  Egyptian">Egyptian mythology">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">Greco-Roman world">Greco-Roman

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• Artume, Etruscan goddess of the night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis.

  Hindu">Hindu mythology">Hindu

• Ratri, goddess of night
• Chandra, god of the moon
• Rahu, celestial deity of darkness and eclipse
• Indra, god of the sky, ruler of all other sky gods
• Bhairava, god of night, guardian of all 52 shaktipeethas
• Kali, goddess of time
• Dewi Ratih, Balinese goddess of the moon

  Iranic">Persian mythology">Iranic

• 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

  Norse">Norse mythology">Norse

• Nótt, female personification of night

  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.

  Slavic">Slavic mythology">Slavic

• Zorya, two guardian goddesses, representing the morning and evening stars.