daystar
Dawn's brightest presence
Daystar is a literary or poetic term for the sun, or for the morning star (Venus) that heralds dawn.
The word evokes ancient or elevated usage: The daystar rose over the mountains.
In Christian tradition, daystar sometimes refers to Christ as a symbol of hope and light.
Greek solar deity
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- HyperionTitan of celestial light
- AmaterasuShinto sun deity
Mithras · chariot · deity · worship · temple · offering · sun god · golden
Day's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
awakening · east · herald · harbinger · rosy-fingered · breaking · early light · greeting
Of the star
- heliosphereSun-dominated space bubble
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- chromosphereStellar atmospheric zone
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
sunspot · flare · fusion · hydrogen · helium · radiation · ultraviolet · infrared
Glowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- effulgenceRadiant brightness pouring forth
- refulgenceShining with intense light
splendor · glory · beacon · orb · golden · blazing · resplendent · archaic
Helios
Greek solar deity
Amaterasu · Mithras · chariot · deity · worship · temple · offering · sun god · golden
dawn
Day's first glow
cockcrow · awakening · east · herald · harbinger · rosy-fingered · breaking · early light · greeting · promise
solar
Of the star
- heliosphereSun-dominated space bubble
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- chromosphereStellar atmospheric zone
corona · sunspot · flare · fusion · hydrogen · helium · radiation · ultraviolet · infrared · prominence
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- effulgenceRadiant brightness pouring forth
refulgence · splendor · glory · beacon · orb · golden · blazing · resplendent · archaic · literary
cosmos
Orderly totality of existence
solstice · equinox · spectroscope · telescope · observatory · firmament · heavens · sky · luminary · celestial body
- sunsol, solar, sunlight, sunspots, sunshine
- biblical heavenssun, moon, stars, heavens, firmament
- sun worshipsun god, sun goddess, sun worship, sun temple, Ra