Baldur
The most beloved of all gods, son of Odin and Frigg. God of light, purity, and beauty. His death, orchestrated by Loki using mistletoe, is one of the great tragedies leading to Ragnarok.
Divine domains
Gods of Light
6 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list light among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Norse
Heimdall
Watchman of the gods who guards the rainbow bridge Bifrost connecting Asgard and Midgard. Possesses incredible hearing and eyesight, and will blow his horn Gjallarhorn to signal the onset of Ragnarok.
Polynesian
Rangi
The Sky Father, husband of Papa the Earth Mother. Rangi was forced apart from his wife by their children, and now weeps for her from above, his tears falling as rain upon her body.
Tane
The god of forests, birds, and light. Tane is credited with separating his parents Rangi and Papa, bringing light into the world, and creating the first woman, Hineahuone, from the earth.
Egyptian
Ra
The supreme solar deity and creator god. Ra travels across the sky each day in his solar barque and through the underworld each night, battling the serpent Apophis.
Japanese
Amaterasu
Supreme goddess of the sun and universe. Ruler of the High Celestial Plain. Divine ancestor of the Japanese Imperial family. Most important deity in Shinto.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Amaterasu (Japanese) and Ra (Egyptian)
Both are the supreme sun deity and the mythological ancestor/source of legitimate kingship in their culture
Compare Amaterasu and Ra
Quick answers
- Who is the Norse god of light?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Norse deities whose domains include light are Baldur and Heimdall.
- Who is the Polynesian god of light?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Polynesian deities whose domains include light are Rangi and Tane.
- Who is the Egyptian god of light?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deity whose domains include light is Ra.
- Who is the Japanese god of light?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include light is Amaterasu.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.