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, the primordial 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.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
See also Chthonic (underworld) deities Lists of deities in Sanamahism