Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Deities of night and dusk

Deities by association (gods or goddesses of night and dusk)

BrekstaLithuanianBreksta, goddess of twilight and dreams, protects people from sunset to sunrise.
NóttNorseNótt, personification of night.
NoxRomanThe Romans adopted Nyx, but used the name Nox.
NyxGreekNyx (Νύξ, Nox in Roman translation) was the primordial goddess of the night.
ShalimUgaritgod of dusk
TezcatlipocaNahuatlthe night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, sorcery, beauty, war and strife.
ZoryaSlavicThe Zorya were three guardian goddesses known as the Auroras.


Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities_by_association

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