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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. Aztec- Centzonhuitznahua, 400 gods of the southern stars
- Centzonmimixcoa, 400 gods of the northern stars
- Cipactonal, god of the daytime
- Citlalmina, goddess of female stars
- Citlaltonac, god of male stars
- Tianquiztli, star goddesses
- Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire, day, and heat
Celtic mythology- Belenus, a god whose name is sometimes connected to bel, "bright", and who was heavily syncretized with Apollo, making it difficult to determine what he was god of
- Belisama, a goddess whose name is sometimes connected to bel, "bright"; her actual functions are unknown, but she was identified with Minerva
Chinese- Zhulong, dragon deity of daylight
Egyptian mythology- Horus, god of the sky and kingship, also the god of light as Horus the Elder
- Khepri, god of rebirth and the sunrise
- Nefertem, god of healing and beauty, who represents the first sunlight
Etruscan- Albina, goddess of the dawn and protector of ill-fated lovers
- Thesan, 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 deity
- Dagr, personification of day
- Eostre, considered to continue the PIE dawn goddess
- Freyr, god of sunshine, among other things
- Teiwaz, as a reflex of Dyeus, was probably originally god of the day-lit sky
Greek mythology- Aether, primarily associated with upper air but associated with light in Hesiod's Theogony
- Apollo, god of light, among many other things
- Eos, goddess of the dawn
- Hemera, personification of day
- Hyperion, Titan of light; sometimes conflated with his son Helios
- 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
Guanche- Magec, deity of the sun and light, exact gender unknown
Hindu- Aruṇa, personification of the reddish glow of the rising sun
- Dyaus Pita, continues the name of the PIE god of the day-lit sky
- Ushas, dawn goddess
Lakota mythology- Anpao, two-faced spirit of the dawn
Mari- Shudyr-Shamich, god of the stars
- Uzhara, god of the dawn
Maya mythology- Tohil, god associated with thunder, lightning, and sunrise
Polynesian- Atanua, Marquesan goddess of the dawn
- Atarapa, goddess of the dawn
Māori mythology- Ao (mythology), personification of light
Roman- Aurora, dawn goddess
- Jupiter, as a reflex of Dyeus, god of the day-lit sky
See also- List of night deities
- List of solar deities
- Lucifer
- Sky deity
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