Chandra

In Hinduism, Chandra is a lunar deity. Chandra is also identified with the Vedic Lunar deity Soma. He is white and rides his chariot (the moon) across the sky every night, pulled by ten white horses. He is connected with dew, and as such, is one of the gods of fertility. He is the father of Budha, (planet Mercury) the mother being Tara. He is also married to Rohini, Anuradha and Bharani, daughters of Daksha.

Legends

Chandra is considered the son of the ocean as he was one of the 14 Ratnas(Jewels) that emerged from the ocean during Samudra manthan. He was gifted ,by the Devas and Asuras, to God Shiva, who wears the crescent moon on his head.
Legend has it that Daksha was livid with Chandra for dating his daughters and hence cursed him to lose all his lustre.Chandra then invoked Lord Shiva at the Prabhas tirth who abated the effect of the curse to the extent that Chandra's powers would wane and wax periodically every 14 days.[1]. Chandra built the Somnath Temple with gold at Prabhas in honour of Shiva or Somnath( Master of Moon ).
In another story, Chandra is said to have married Twenty Seven of Daksha's daughters, but favored one (Rohini) in particular, neglecting his other wives. This angered Daksha who cursed Chandra to wither away and die. The daughters of Daksha intervened and made Chandra's death periodic.