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Rulers Of The Night Trivia Quiz

In ancient times, people used to associate night and darkness with death and evil. To protect themselves, they worshiped several deities to protect themselves. So here we go, to explore darkness from all humanity now!

A multiple-choice quiz by madhuiyer15. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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1. The Indian goddess of the night, she is the sister of Ushas, the goddess of dawn. Her name is also the origin of night time in many Indian languages. Don't let darkness descend, throw light on her. Who is she?

Answer: Ratri

Ratri literally means night in the Indian languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Sanskrit. She also gives rise to the word 'Raat' in Hindi, meaning the same.

2. Yohualticetl is the goddess of the moon and infants in the Aztec mythology. What does her name literally mean?

Answer: Lady of the Night

Yohualticetl may also have been the same as Metztli and Coyolxauhqui and the male moon god Tecciztecatl. By the gods, HOW do they pronounce these names?

3. Al-Qaum, the Nabatean god of war and night, is also the guardian of caravans.

Answer: True

Funny, isn't it? Al-Qaum has been mentioned in plenty of inscriptions in Arabia. However, Al-Qaum also means 'group of people', so it may also mean that Arabians worshiped particular groups of people as divine entities.

4. Ah, an easily spelled name at last! Who is the twin brother of Shalim, the god of Dusk in the Canaanite legends?

Answer: Shahar

Shalim and Shahar were supposed to be the the twin sons of the god El, through two women he met at the seashore. Even though they were born of different mothers, they looked alike. These two were the twin deities of Dusk and Dawn respectively.

5. The mother of Nemesis, this Greek goddess, along with her husband Erebus, has mothered several children. Considered to be incredibly beautiful, she could be seen fully only in the shadows of Hades. Who is this goddess?

Answer: Nyx

In Hesiod's Theogony, Nyx is born of Chaos. With Erebus (Darkness), Nyx gives birth to Aether (Brightness) and Hemera (Day). Later, on her own, Nyx gives birth to Moros (Doom, Destiny), Ker (Fate, Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Woe, Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), the Keres, Nemesis (Indignation, Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Friendship, Love), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife).

Asteria is the goddess of nocturnal oracles, Styx is the goddess of the river Styx in Hades, while Achlys is the goddess of eternal night, misery, and sorrow. Very cheerful, eh?

6. Nott, the Norse goddess of night is the grandmother of Thor.

Answer: True

In stanza 24 of the poem Vaf�r��nism�l, the god Odin (disguised as "Gagnr��r") asks the j�tunn Vaf�r��nir from where the day comes, and the night and its tides.

In stanza 25, Vaf�r��nir responds:
"Delling hight he who the day's father is,
but night was of N�rvi born;
the new and waning moons the beneficient powers created,
to count the years for men."

Nott is also known as Norvi, is the mother of Fj�rgyn, the mother of Thor, by Odin, thus making Nott his grandmother.

7. In Slovic mythology, these two are the guardian goddesses of the morning star and the evening star. What is their common name?

Answer: Zorya

The Zorya serve the sun god Dazbog, who in some myths is described as their father. Zorya Utrennyaya, the Morning Star, opens the gates to his palace every morning for the sun-chariot's departure. At dusk, Zorya Vechernyaya, the Evening Star, closes the palace gates once more after his return.

8. The Roman god of nocturnal thunder, he is a counter-pose of Jupiter. Who is this thundering god?

Answer: Summanus

Summanus's name must be taken from the Latin word, sub-manus, meaning 'preceding dawn'. According to Martianus Capella, Summanus is another name for Pluto as the "highest" (summus) of the Manes.

9. In the Lithuanian cult, Ausra is the goddess of twilight and dreams.

Answer: False

No, Ausra is the goddess of the morning star. Breksta is the Lithuanian goddess of twilight and dreams.

10. At last, you are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. The Egyptian god of the dark's name meant darkness. Who is this?

Answer: Kuk

Kuk is represented in his male form as a frog, and as a snake while in his/her female form. Wadjet is the patroness of the city of Dep, while Aten is the sun disk. Nepthys is the goddess of death. Her name means 'Lady of The House.'

Source: Author madhuiyer15

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Rulers Of The Night Trivia Quiz

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