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Zorya Verchernyaya
Zorya Polunochnaya, or the Midnight Star (as her name means in Russian), is the Slavic goddess with control over the night and an affinity for the moon. Zorya Polunochnaya sleeps all day, then guards the sky all night so that the monsters of the constellation cannot escape and eat the world. Zorya Polunochnaya extends these protective powers by giving Shadow the silver Liberty coin that keeps him safe from the New Gods and lights his way in the Underworld.
Zorya Polunochnaya Quotes in American Gods
The American Gods quotes below are all either spoken by Zorya Polunochnaya or refer to Zorya Polunochnaya. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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"You were given protection once, but you lost it already. You gave it away. You had the sun in your hand. And that is life itself. All I can give you is much weaker protection. The daughter, not the father. But all helps. Yes?" Her white hair blew about her face in the chilly wind, and Shadow knew that it was time to go back inside.
"Do I have to fight you? Or play checkers?" he asked.
"You do not even have to kiss me," she told him. “Just take the moon."
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Zorya Polunochnaya Quotes in American Gods
The American Gods quotes below are all either spoken by Zorya Polunochnaya or refer to Zorya Polunochnaya. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
"You were given protection once, but you lost it already. You gave it away. You had the sun in your hand. And that is life itself. All I can give you is much weaker protection. The daughter, not the father. But all helps. Yes?" Her white hair blew about her face in the chilly wind, and Shadow knew that it was time to go back inside.
"Do I have to fight you? Or play checkers?" he asked.
"You do not even have to kiss me," she told him. “Just take the moon."
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