sun god

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Etymology

From sun +‎ god.

Noun

sun god (plural sun gods)

  1. (religion) A personification of the sun worshipped as a god.
    Synonyms: solar god, solar deity, sun deity
    Coordinate terms: moon god, lunar deity, moon deity
    • 2009, Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama, editors, Encyclopedia of African Religion, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 38:
      In the New Kingdom, the power of Amen was nearly absolute. Amen is paired with the sun god, Ra, and is referred to as “a fierce red-eyed lion.”
    • 2019, Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Random House, →ISBN:
      So they sacrificed to the sun god in the morning, to the earth goddess at noon, and to a mixed lot of fairies and demons in the evening.
    • 2014, Cixin Liu, The Three-Body Problem, Tor Books, →ISBN:
      He claims that the pendulums can have a hypnotic effect on the sun god and cause him to sink into a long slumber.

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