Archetype:Night Deity

Night Deity
Nyx/Nox (Greco-Roman Mythology) Personification and Goddess of the Night, Darkness, the Night Skies, the Veil, Fertility and Prophecy
Archetype of:	A god or goddess of night

The character is a Night Deity. Variation of Sky Deity and Archetype:Darkness Deity. Opposite to Day Deity Physiology.

Also Called

• Gods/Goddesses of the Night
• The Night

Capabilities

The character is a Night Deity, a god/goddess who represents or is associated with the Night. Night Deities can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms.

Applications

• Abyss Lordship (varies)
• Darkness Embodiment-Void Embodiment (Deities of Darkness)
  • Absolute Darkness
  • Darkness and Night Empowerment
  • Darkness Generation
    • Darkness Attacks
  • Darkness Lordship
    • Darkness Manipulation
      • Conceptual Darkness Manipulation
      • Diabolic Darkness Manipulation
      • Divine Darkness Manipulation
      • Esoteric Darkness Manipulation
      • Primordial Darkness Manipulation
      • Psychic Darkness Manipulation
      • Pure Darkness
      • Sacred Darkness
      • Spiritual Darkness Manipulation
  • Darkness Mimicry
  • Shadow Stealth
  • Sun Blocking
• Divinity/Dark Divinity/Celestial Divinity
  • Deity Soul
  • Divine/Darkness Aura-Expanded Presence
  • Old God/New God-Patron God
• Dusk Embodiment (Deities of the Dusk)
  • Dusk Manipulation
• Ereboportation
• Night Embodiment-Lunar Embodiment (Deities of the Night)
  • Lunar Manipulation
  • Night Manipulation
    • Night Inducement/Eternal Night Inducement
  • Night Sky Manipulation

Variations

• Dream Deity Physiology
• Dusk Deity Physiology
• Lunar Deity Physiology
• Sky Deity Physiology (Deities of Night Sky)

Associations

• Circadian Manipulation
• Death Deity Physiology
• Dream Deity Physiology
• Lunar Deity Physiology
• Nether Manipulation
• Sky Deity Physiology
• Stellar Deity Physiology
• Transcendent Physiology

Limitations

• May be countered or weaker against the following abilities:
  • Absolute Light
  • Deity Consumption
  • Divine Power Absorption
  • Divine Power Negation
  • Divine Power Immunity
  • Divine Slayer
• Can be countered by Day Deity Physiology.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Nyx (High School DxD)

Comics

• Nyx (Marvel Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Various Night Deities (Various Mythologies)
  • Lailah (Abrahamic Mythology)
  • Shalim (Celtic Mythology)
  • Achlys (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Asteria (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Hades/Pluto (Greco-Roman Mythology); As god of Darkness
  • Hecate/Trivia (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Hypnos/Somnus (Greco-Roman Mythology); Son of Night, Hypnos only comes at Night
  • Nyx/Nox (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Selene/Luna (Greco-Roman Mythology); the Night Skies
  • Summanus (Greco-Roman Mythology); the Night Skies and Storms
  • Chandra (Hindu Mythology)
  • Ratri (Hindu Mythology)
  • Apep/Apophis (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Khonsu (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Kuk (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Nut (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Nótt (Nordic Mythology)
  • Zorya (Slavic Mythology)

Video Games

• Nyx (Persona series)
• Polar Night (Valkyrie Crusade)

Gallery

Apep/Apophis (Egyptian Mythology)

Nyx (Persona)

Hades (Saint Seiya)