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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 center of the world or the connection between Heaven and Earth in various religions and mythologies. Aztlán: Legendary original homeland of the Mexica people in Mexica/Aztec mythology. Bald Mountain: A location in Slavic folk mythology related to witchcraft. Baltia: An island of amber somewhere in northern Europe. Biringan city
According to Rasmussen [1] Nuliajuk lives on the bottom of the sea and controls sea mammals (seals, walruses, and sea lions). Whenever humans neglect to observe ritual prohibitions, she imprisons the sea-mammals within the drip-basin under her lamp (making them unavailable to hunters), so that shamans must conjure her so as to release them. [2]
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Moroz (mythology) (frost) Vedogon (spirit-guardian of a sleeping person) Vikhor (wind, whirlwind) Zduhać (protector from bad weather) Spirits of the time of day. Babay (night) Poludnitsa (noon) Nocnitsa (night) Zorya (morning) Spirits of the sky. Dennitsa (morning star) Veczernitsa (evening star) Spirit of Fate. Dola (destiny fortune) Likho ...
Tengu – Legendary creatures with human and bird features in Japanese folklore. Tennin – Spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to western angels, nymphs or fairies. Tikbalang – (Filipino) Tall, bony creatures with the features of a horse. Tiyanak – Vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that imitates the form of ...
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Moldova is the second poorest country in Europe by GDP per official capita after Ukraine and much of its GDP is dominated by the service sector. [23] It has one of the lowest Human Development Indexes in Europe, ranking 76th in the world (2022). [12] Moldova ranks 68th in the world on the Global Innovation Index as of 2024. [24]