2022年11月29日 · Like Ra, Atum was a solar god, though his role was more specific. Atum represented the elderly component of Ra and personified the setting sun. As the setting sun, he was often juxtaposed with Khepri, the god of the rising sun. Atum-Ra was regarded as the god of Lower Egypt, while his counterpart Montu-Ra was regarded as the god of Upper Egypt.

2022年11月29日 · As Amun’s cult grew in power, he assumed the roles (and occasionally the names) of these now-smaller gods. By the 18th Dynasty (c. 1549BCE), Amun had assumed the traditional roles of the sun god Ra, beginning the assimilation process that eventually culminated in the creation of the national god Amun-Ra. The Creation of Nun

2022年11月29日 · A central tenant in Aztec cosmology was that of the five suns. Each sun was created by—or out of—a god. The fourth sun was the goddess 4-Water, sometimes identified as Chalchiuhtlicue, one of Tlaloc’s wives. The fourth age ended with 52 years of flooding which destroyed the sun and left the Earth in darkness.

2023年3月10日 · And Theia was subject in love to Hyperion and bare great Helius (Sun) and clear Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn) who shines upon all that are on earth and upon the deathless Gods who live in the wide heaven. Marble relief showing the sun god Helios with rays of sun as a crown (ca. 300 BCE).

2022年11月29日 · Amaterasu’s primary role is that of the sun goddess. In this position, she not only serves as the literal rising sun that illuminates all things, but also provides nourishment to all living creatures and marks the orderly movement of day into night. The sun represents order and purity, two of Shinto’s most important concepts.

2022年12月7日 · Helios was the Greek god of the sun. He was responsible for the daily journey of the sun across the sky, which he carried out in a golden chariot drawn by four fiery steeds. Helios as Personification of Midday by Anton Raphael Megs (1765). Palace of Moncloa, Madrid, Spain Hellenica World Public Domain

2022年11月29日 · The famed Aztec god of war, Huītzilōpōchtli (pronounced Weet-zee-lo-pocht’-lee) was the patron god of the Mexica people and a key figure in the creation of the Aztec cosmogony. Huitzilopochtli led the Aztec people to Tenochtitlan, a fact that was not easily forgotten: half of the city’s Templo Mayor was dedicated to him.

2022年11月29日 · Horus was the falcon-headed Egyptian god of sun, sky, and kingship. Appearing in many manifestations over thousands of years, his best-known role is as the son of Osiris and Isis, destined to retake his father’s throne.

2022年12月1日 · Xihe (羲和) is a solar goddess in Chinese mythology, whose children took turns driving her chariot across the sky. When her sun children went out together, scorching the world, they were shot down by Hou Yi.

2022年12月1日 · In Chinese mythology, Sun Wukong (孫悟空), also known as the Monkey King, is a trickster god who plays a central role in Wu Cheng’en’s adventure novel Journey to the West. Wukong is blessed with unmatched superhuman strength and the ability to transform into 72 different animals and objects.