sun deity
Heavenly light god
A sun deity is a god or goddess associated with the sun, found across virtually all world mythologies.
Examples include Ra in Egyptian religion, Helios and Apollo in Greek tradition, and Amaterasu in Japanese Shinto.
Sun deities typically embody light, warmth, life-giving power, and the daily cycle of renewal.
- HeliosGreek solar deity
- AmaterasuShinto sun deity
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- solar discSun as seen overhead
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
sacrifices · underworld journey · invocations · morning prayers · rebirth · temples · hymns · offerings · sunrise · solstice celebrations · cosmic order · eternal light · vitality · solstice · divinity · fire worship · sacred flame · eclipse
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, polytheism, temples
- Midsummermidsummer, summer solstice, midsommar, solstice, longest day
- Iroquois MythologyThree Sisters, creation story, Hiawatha, clan mothers
- Maya mythologyfeathered serpent, rain god, moon goddess, world tree, sacred caves
celestial body domain
sun deitymoon goddess
Deity of lunar realm
moon spirit · Selene · Luna · Thoth · Chandra