The Norse light god Baldr A light deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with light and/or day . Since stars give off light, star deities can also be included here. The following is a list of light deities in various mythologies.
African
Khepri , god of rebirth and the sunriseNefertem , god who represents the first sunlight
Guanche
Magec , deity of the sun and light, exact gender unknownLisa , deity of the sun, heat, sky[ 1]
American
Anpao , two-faced spirit of the dawnTohil , god associated with thunder, lightning, and sunrise
Aztec
Centzonhuitznahua , 400 gods of the southern starsCentzonmimixcoa , 400 gods of the northern starsCipactonal , god of the daytimeCitlālicue , goddess who created the starsCitlalmina, goddess of female stars
Citlalatonac , god of male starsTianquiztli , star goddessesXiuhtecuhtli , god of fire, day, and heat
Zapotec
Incan
Inti , god of the sunCh'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star"), goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet
Mama Killa, goddess of the moon
Asian
Chinese
Japanese
Hindu
Sumerian
European
Albanian
Dielli , the Sun, god of lightHëna , the MoonPrende , dawn goddess, also referred to as Hylli i Dritës, Afêrdita "the Star of Light, Afêrdita" (Venus)Zjarri , the Fire, light deityZojz , as a reflex of *Dyeus , god of the day-lit sky
Baltic
Celtic
Lugh , personification of the sun
Etruscan
Albina , goddess of the dawn and protector of ill-fated loversThesan , goddess of the dawn, associated with new life
Germanic
Baldr , god thought to be associated with light and/or day; is known by many other names, all of which have cognates in other Germanic languages, suggesting he may have been a pan-Germanic deityDagr , personification of dayEarendel , god of rising light and/or a starEostre , considered to continue the Proto-Indo-European dawn goddess Freyr , god of sunshine, among other thingsSól , goddess and personification of the sunTeiwaz , as a reflex of *Dyeus, was probably originally god of the day-lit skyThor , god of lightning, thunder, weather, storms, and the sky
Slavic
Aether , primarily associated with upper air but associated with light in Hesiod 's Theogony Apollo , god of light, among many other thingsEos , goddess of the dawnHemera , personification of dayHyperion , Titan of light; sometimes conflated with his son Helios Lampetia , goddess of light, and one of the Heliades or daughters of Helios , god of the Sun, and of the nymph Neera . Theia , Titaness of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.Zeus , as a reflex of *Dyeus, could be considered god of the day-lit sky
Mari
Roman
Oceania
Polynesian
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