Raven
The central figure of Tlingit and Haida oral tradition, who steals daylight from a wealthy old man's nested boxes at the head of the Nass River and, in a Haida telling, coaxes the first people from a clamshell on the beach at Haida Gwaii.
Divine domains
Gods of Daylight
3 deities from 2 traditions whose entries in this atlas list daylight among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Tlingit and Haida
Naas Shaak Aankáawu
In the Tlingit telling of Raven and the box of daylight, the wealthy old man living at the head of the Nass River who keeps the stars, moon, and sun locked in nested boxes, until Raven tricks his way into his household to steal them.
Greek
Helios
The Titan-born sun who drives his chariot across the sky each day and sees everything beneath it. Son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn), Helios is the witness gods and mortals call on because nothing happens outside his gaze.
Quick answers
- Who is the Tlingit and Haida god of daylight?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Tlingit and Haida deities whose domains include daylight are Raven and Naas Shaak Aankáawu.
- Who is the Greek god of daylight?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include daylight is Helios.
Related domains
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