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In mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon: see moon (mythology). The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities The Moon has figured in many mythologies often paired or contrasted with the Sun. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending upon the culture, but they are often related to or an enemy of the solar deity. "Sun god" redirects here For the Ramsey Lewis album see Sun Goddess (album. Lunar deities can be both male and female, and are usually held to be of the opposite sex of the corresponding solar deity. Male lunar deities are somewhat more common worldwide, although female deities are better known in modern times due to the influence of classical Greek and Roman mythology, which held the moon to be female.

List of Lunar Deities

In Popular Culture

In the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, a character named Princess Yue became a moon deity (known simply as the 'moon spirit') at the end of Season One. VodouThe Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in Benin, Africa. Gleti is a Moon goddess from the African kingdom of Dahomey, situated in what is now Benin. Napir ("shining one" was the Elamite god of the Moon. Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity In Egyptian mythology, Khonsu (alternately Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons or Khonshu) is an ancient Lunar deity For other meanings of "Thoth" or of "Djehuti" and similar see Thoth (disambiguation. The Etruscans were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic ---- Losna was the moon goddess, and was also associated with the Ocean and Tides She is probably the same as the Greek Leukothea Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, Artemis language|Greek] ( Nominative), ( Genitive))] was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister Hecate ( Greek: Ἑκάτη, "far-shooting") Hekate ( Hekátê In Greek mythology "golden-wreathed" Phoebe (Ancient Greek Φοίβη, Phoibe pronounced /'fiː In Greek mythology, Selene (Σελήνη " Moon " English sɛˈliːniː was an archaic Lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Rhea ( ancient Greek) was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky and Gaia, the earth in classical Greek mythology In Hittite mythology Kaskuh ( Kaškuḫ; Kašku) was the god of the Moon. Hindu mythology is the large body of Mythology related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and In Hinduism, Anumati ("divine favor" in Sanskrit, Devanagari: अनुमति is a Lunar deity and goddess of wealth intellect In Hinduism, Chandra (lit "shining is a Lunar deity and a Graha. In Hinduism, Chandra (lit "shining is a Lunar deity and a Graha. Soma ( Sanskrit: सोम) or Haoma ( Avestan) from Proto-Indo-Iranian * sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance The Hurrians (also Khurrites; cuneiform Ḫu-ur-ri 𒄷𒌨𒊑 were a people of the Ancient Near East, who lived in northern Mesopotamia The Hurrian moon-god His holy number is 30 Kusuh ( Kushuh) has been identified with the Hittite god Kaskuh. Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs In the pre-Inca Mythology of the Lake Titicaca Ka-Ata-Killa was a Moon goddess. Mama Quilla, in Inca mythology and religion, was the third power and goddess of the moon History The origin of Indonesian mythology can be traced back to the earliest development of Indonesian kingdom predominantly called the Javanese Empire Dewi Shri also seen as Dewi Sri is the Goddess of Rice on the island of Bali and Java. Silawe Nazarate is the name of moon goddess of Nias Island, Indonesia. Inuit mythology has many similarities to the Religions of other Polar regions Inuit traditional religious practices could be very briefly summarised as a In Inuit mythology, Alignak is a Lunar deity and god of Weather, Water, Tides Eclipses and Earthquakes In Inuit mythology, Igaluk is one of the most powerful gods of the pantheon In Inuit mythology, Tarquiup Inua, also known as Tarqeq, is a Lunar deity. Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based Folk religion. In Japanese mythology is known as the Goddess of Heaven, goddess of light being a Solar deity. Tsukuyomi or Tsukiyomi (月読の命 or 月夜見の尊 Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto) also known as Tsukuyomi-no-kami, is the god of the Moon in Lusitanian mythology is the Mythology of the Lusitanians, the Indo-European people of western Iberia, in the territory comprising most of modern Ataegina or Ataecina (Spanish Atégina was a Chthonic Goddess worshipped by the ancient Iberians, Lusitanians, and Celtiberians In Australian Aboriginal mythology (specifically Mandjindja) Kidili (or Kidilli was an ancient moon-man who attempted to Rape some of the Maya mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all those Mayan tales in which personified forces of nature deities and the heroes interacting with these play the main Maya mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all those Mayan tales in which personified forces of nature deities and the heroes interacting with these play the main The Maya Hero Twins are the central figures of a narrative included within the the colonial Quiché document called Popol Vuh, and constituting the oldest Maya myth to have been Ixchel or Ix Chel (ˈiʃtʃel is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in the ancient Mayan culture. Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J In the Fantasy world of famous English author J R R Tolkien, there was a youth in the world of Middle-earth named Tilion whom the Valar Navajo Mythology is a system of beliefs that is enormously rich and expressive as well as complex with many tales Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland In Norse mythology, Máni ( Old Norse "moon" is the Moon personified In New Guinea mythology ( Orokolo) Papare is the Lunar deity. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Madonna Oriente or Signora Oriente (Lady of the East, also known as La Signora del Gioco (The Lady of the Game, are names of an alleged religious Aglibôl was a Lunar deity in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The Pawnee are a tribe of Native Americans originally located in Nebraska, United States. By Persian Mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau ae Mah or ae Maonghah is the Avestan language word for both the moon and for the Zoroastrian divinity that presides over and is the hypostasis Philippine mythology and folklore include a collection of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and entities In Tagalog mythology Mayari (also known as Bulan) is the beautiful lunar Deity who was the daughter of Bathala, the king of the gods Men (also known as Men Askaelos, Mensis) was a god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia as the savior of poor ill defenceless people and Polynesian mythology is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia (meaning "many islands" in Greek a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island In Polynesian mythology ( Hervey Islands / Cook Islands) Avatea is a Lunar deity, whose name means 'light' In Polynesian mythology (specifically Society Islands) Fati is the god of the moon and a son of Taonoui and Roua. In Polynesian mythology, Ina is a Lunar deity (daughter of Kui or Vaitere) who kept an Eel in a jar but it soon grew into the eel-god For the Polish rapper see Łona In Hawaiian mythology, Lona is a female Lunar deity who fell in love In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a Lunar deity, mother of Hema. In Melanesian mythology (specifically Vanuatu) Ul is a Lunar deity. Bambuti mythology is the Mythology of the African Mbuti (also known as Bambuti Pygmies of Congo. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, being associated with wild animals and woodland and also of the Moon. In Greek mythology, Selene (Σελήνη " Moon " English sɛˈliːniː was an archaic Lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Ancient Semitic religion spans the Polytheistic religions of the Semitic speaking peoples of the Ancient Near East. Slavic mythology is the Mythological aspect of the Religion that was practised by the ancient Slavs. Jarilo ( Cyrillic: Ярило or Јарило Jaryło Jura, Juraj or Đorđe) alternatively Yarilo, Iarilo, Jarovit Mesopotamian mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian Akkadian Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris Sin (Akkadian Sîn, Suen; Sumerian Nanna) is a Sumerian God in Mesopotamian mythology. Paleo-Balkanic mythology is a rubric that entails the gods and goddesses worshipped by the Dacians, Thracians, and Illyrians. also see Brian Michael Bendis Bendis was a Thracian goddess of the moon and the hunt whom the Greeks identified with Artemis, and hence Selardi is a Lunar goddess of Urartu. vodoo, vodun, or vodoun may refer to any of West African vodun, a west African religion Haitian vodou, mostly derived In Vodou, Kalfou or Carrefour (literally crossroads) is the darker owner of the crossroads represented by the space in between the lines Legba acts as Avatar The Last Airbender (also known in some countries as Avatar The Legend of Aang) is an Emmy award -winning American

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