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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Night

8 deities from 5 traditions whose entries in this atlas list night among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Greek

3 deities

Nyx

night

Night, one of the first powers in Hesiod's account of creation: born from Chaos, she bears Day and Aether and, on her own, a long brood of forces that trouble mortals, among them Death, Sleep, Doom and Nemesis. Even Zeus, in the Iliad, hesitates to anger her.

Selene

the moon · night · the months

The Titan-born goddess of the moon, daughter of Hyperion and Theia and sister of Helios and Eos. She drives her team across the night sky, and poets tell of her love for the sleeping shepherd Endymion.

Hecate

crossroads · boundaries · night

A Titan-descended goddess uniquely honored by Hesiod with power over earth, sea, and sky. In later Classical and Hellenistic tradition, Hecate's role narrowed and darkened into a chthonic goddess of crossroads, ghosts, and magic — a significantly different figure from Hesiod's expansive, benevolent Hecate.

Aztec

2 deities

Tezcatlipoca

night · sorcery · obsidian

The omnipotent and capricious god of the night sky, ancestral memory, and time. Rival to Quetzalcoatl and tester of humanity.

Coyolxauhqui

moon · night · stars

The moon goddess, daughter of Coatlicue and leader of the 400 stars. Coyolxauhqui was slain and dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli at his miraculous birth, her defeat reenacted at every sunrise.

Egyptian

1 deity

Nephthys

mourning · death · protection

Goddess of mourning and protector of the dead. Sister-wife of Set but loyal to Isis. She aided Isis in gathering Osiris's body and mourned him.

Japanese

1 deity

Tsukuyomi

moon · night · time

God of the moon and night. Brother of Amaterasu and Susanoo. Represents night, time, and the lunar cycle. Ruler of the night realm.

Mesoamerican

1 deity

Camazotz

bats · death · sacrifice

The terrifying bat god of death and sacrifice. Camazotz dwells in the House of Bats in Xibalba, decapitating those who fail to survive the underworld's trials.

Parallels across traditions

Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.

Quick answers

Who is the Greek god of night?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deities whose domains include night are Nyx, Selene and Hecate.
Who is the Aztec god of night?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Aztec deities whose domains include night are Tezcatlipoca and Coyolxauhqui.
Who is the Egyptian god of night?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deity whose domains include night is Nephthys.
Who is the Japanese god of night?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include night is Tsukuyomi.
Who is the Mesoamerican god of night?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesoamerican deity whose domains include night is Camazotz.

Related domains

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