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The Norse night goddess Nótt riding her horse, in a 19th-century painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo. 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.
The underworld is divided into twelve hours of the night, each representing different allies and enemies for the Pharaoh/sun god to encounter. The Amduat names all of these gods and monsters, such as the serpent of Mehen or the 'World Encircler' which play a variety of roles to either help or harm Ra and the deceased soul.
Camazotz – Bat spirit and servant of the lords of the underworld; Leutogi – Samoan princess rescued by bats; Minyades – Three sisters who refused to take part in the worship of Dionysus, and turned into bats by Hermes. Tjinimin (Australian Aboriginal) – Ancestor of the Australian people
The Egyptians believed that in the netherworld, the Duat, there were various gates, doors and pylons crossed every night by the solar boat of the sun-god Ra and by the souls directed to the world of the dead. [3] Ancient funerary texts provide many different descriptions of the afterlife gates.
Find out the secret stories of these supernatural beings, from ancient myths to modern incarnations. The post The Origins of the 14 Spookiest Halloween Monsters appeared first on Reader's Digest.
This "nocturnal, forest-dwelling spectre" preys on humanoid creatures, but a witch and Pukwudgie working together were able to defeat the creature. [9] It also features in the revised edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The hidebehind appeared in the Gravity Falls short "Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained: The Hide Behind". [10]
The underworld is ruled by Hine-nui-te-pō, the goddess of death and night. Additional occupants include guardians, gods, goddesses, holy chiefs and nobles , and the tūrehu, who are described as celestial, fairy-like people. [2] Rarohenga is predominantly depicted as a place of peace and light. [3]
That said, interestingly enough, almost every culture in history has folklore surrounding creatures of the night who crawl out of graves in search of humans to feast upon.