Zorya Vechernyaya

The Evening Star, eldest of the three Zorya sisters who watch the stars.

Zorya Vechernyaya is the Evening Star of American Gods, the eldest of the three Zorya sisters, played by Cloris Leachman in the first two seasons of the TV series. In Neil Gaiman's novel the Zorya Sisters are relatives of Czernobog who represent Dawn, Dusk and the Midnight Star; she is the sister of Dusk. Her name and role come from the Slavic Evening Zorya.

Quick Facts

Affiliation: The Three Sisters (Evening, Midnight, Morning)

Lore & Background

Shadow and Wednesday visit the Chicago apartment the sisters share with Czernobog in the first season. In the second season Zorya Vechernyaya is killed by a sniper at the Motel America diner on Mr. World's orders, and Wednesday vows to avenge her; in the third season Shadow attends her funeral.