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Contents. Overview The concept of a 'solar barge' (also 'solar bark', 'solar barque', 'solar boat' and 'sun boat', a mythological representation of the sun riding in a ) is found in the later myths of, with and. Predynasty Egyptian beliefs attribute as the sun-god and Horus as a god of the sky and sun. As the theocracy gained power, early beliefs were incorporated with the expanding popularity of Ra and the Osiris-Horus mythology. Atum became Ra-Atum, the rays of the setting sun. Became the divine heir to Atum's power on Earth and passes his divine authority to his son Horus.

Early Egyptian myths imply the sun is within the lioness, at night and is reflected in her eyes; or that it is within the cow, during the night, being reborn each morning as her son ( bull). Mesopotamian plays an important role during the, and 'my Sun' is eventually used as an address to royalty. Similarly, South American cultures have a tradition of Sun worship, as with the Incan. Has a solar chariot, the sun as traversing the sky in a. In Germanic mythology this is, in Vedic, and in Greek (occasionally referred to as ) and (sometimes) as. In Proto-indo-European mythology the sun appears to be a multilayered figure, manifested as a goddess but also perceived as the eye of the sky father. During the, a of the birth of the (or Dies Natalis Solis Invicti) was celebrated on the —the 'rebirth' of the sun—which occurred on December 25 of the.

In, the theological centrality of the sun in some Imperial religious systems suggest a form of a 'solar monotheism'. The religious commemorations on December 25 were replaced under Christian domination of the Empire with the birthday of Christ. Africa The consider the Sun to be the son of the and the Moon Awondo's daughter. The believes that the Sun is inhabited by the sky god and the Moon is his wife. Some also worship the sun. Even where the sun god is equated with the supreme being, in some African mythologies he or she does not have any special functions or privileges as compared to other deities.

The ancient Egyptian god of creation, is also believed to reside inside the sun. So is the creator deity, and the deity of creation, Nommo. Also in Egypt, there was a religion that worshipped the sun directly, and was among the first monotheistic religions:. Bearing her solar disk and horns nurses her infant, Horus Sun worship was prevalent in. The earliest deities associated with the sun are all goddesses:, and. First Hathor, and then Isis, give birth to and nurse and.

Hathor the horned-cow is one of the 12 daughters of Ra, gifted with joy and is a wet-nurse to Horus. From at least the of, the sun was worshipped as the (pronounced probably as Riya, meaning simply ' the sun '), and portrayed as a falcon headed god surmounted by the solar disk, and surrounded by a serpent. Re supposedly gave warmth to the living body, symbolised as an: a 'T' shaped with a looped upper half. The ankh, it was believed, was surrendered with death, but could be preserved in the corpse with appropriate mummification and.

The supremacy of Re in the Egyptian was at its highest with the, when open air solar temples became common. In the, Re lost some of his preeminence to, lord of the West, and judge of the dead. In the period, the sun became identified with the, whose spherical ball of dung was identified with the sun. In the form of the sun disc, the sun had a brief resurgence during the when it again became the preeminent, if not only, divinity for the. The Sun's movement across the sky represents a struggle between the Pharaoh's soul and an avatar of Osiris. Ra travels across the sky in his solar-boat; at dawn he drives away the demon king. The 'solarisation' of several local gods (Hnum-Re, Min-Re, Amon-Re) reaches its peak in the period of the.

Akhet (horizon) in Rituals to the god Amun who became identified with the sun god Ra were often carried out on the top of temple. A Pylon mirrored the hieroglyph for 'horizon' or, which was a depiction of two hills 'between which the sun rose and set', associated with recreation and rebirth. On the first Pylon of the temple of Isis at, the pharaoh is shown slaying his enemies in the presence of Isis, Horus and Hathor.

In the, the earliest-known monotheistic head of state, changed the polytheistic religion of Egypt to a monotheistic one, Atenism of the solar-disk and is the first recorded state monotheism. All other deities were replaced by the Aten, including, the reigning sun god of Akhenaten's own region. Unlike other deities, the Aten did not have multiple forms. His only image was a disk—a symbol of the sun.

Soon after Akhenaten's death, worship of the traditional deities was reestablished by the religious leaders (Ay the High-Priest of Amen-Ra, mentor of Tutankhaten/Tutankhamen) who had adopted the Aten during the reign of Akhenaten. Aztec mythology In, (: Ollin Tonatiuh, 'Movement of the Sun') was the sun god. The people considered him the leader of. He was also known as the fifth sun, because the Aztecs believed that he was the sun that took over when the fourth sun was expelled from the sky. According to their, each sun was a god with its own cosmic era.

According to the Aztecs, they were still in Tonatiuh's era. According to the Aztec, the god demanded as tribute and without it would refuse to move through the sky. The Aztecs were fascinated by the sun and carefully observed it, and had a similar to that of the. Many of today's remaining Aztec monuments have structures aligned with the sun.

In the, Tonatiuh is the lord of the thirteen days from 1 Death to 13 Flint. The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by, and the following thirteen. Arabia Sun worship was apparently practiced in, abolished only under. The Arabian solar deity appears to have been a goddess, /, most likely related to the and broader middle-eastern.

She was the patron goddess of, and possibly exalted by the and early. Buddhism. This section needs additional citations for.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2011) In, the of the Sun is known as ('having the light of the sun'); in Chinese he is called Rigong Riguang Pusa (The Bright Solar Bodhisattva of the Solar Palace), Rigong Riguang Tianzi (The Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace), or Rigong Riguang Zuntian Pusa (The Greatly Revered Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace), one of the 20 or 24 guardian. Sūryaprabha is often depicted with ('having the light of the moon'), called in Chinese Yuegong Yueguang Pusa (The Bright Lunar Bodhisattva of the Lunar Palace), Yuegong Yueguang Tianzi ( The Bright Lunar Prince of the Lunar Palace), or Yuegong Yueguang Zuntian Pusa (The Greatly Revered Bright Lunar Prince of the Lunar Palace).

Together with (Chinese: Yaoshi Fo) these two bodhisattvas constitute the Dongfang San Sheng (Three Holy Sages of the Eastern Quarter). Chinese mythology. The Hindu solar deity Surya being driven across the sky in his chariot The are one of the principal deities of the classical Hinduism belonging to Solar class.

In the, numerous hymns are dedicated to, etc. Even the, which is regarded as one of the most sacred of the Vedic hymns is dedicated to, one of the principal Ādityas. The Adityas are a group of solar deities, from the period numbering twelve. The ritual of, performed by, is an elaborate set of hand gestures and body movements, designed to greet and revere the Sun. The sun god in is an ancient and revered deity.

In later Hindu usage, all the Vedic Ādityas lost identity and metamorphosed into one composite deity, the Sun. The attributes of all other Ādityas merged into that of Surya and the names of all other became synonymous with, or epithets of, Surya. The has as a descendant of the, thus belonging to the or the clan of the Sun. The describes one of its warrior heroes, as being the son of the Pandava mother and. The sun god is said to be married to the goddess Ranaadeh, also known as Sanjnya. She is depicted in dual form, being both sunlight and shadow, personified. The goddess is revered in Gujarat and Rajasthan.

The charioteer of Surya is, who is also personified as the redness that accompanies the sunlight in dawn and dusk. The sun god is driven by a seven-horsed Chariot depicting the seven days of the week. In India, at, in the state of, a temple is dedicated to Surya. The has been declared a.

Surya is the most prominent of the or nine celestial objects of the Hindus. Navagrahas can be found in almost all Hindu temples. There are further temples dedicated to Surya, one in Arasavilli, Srikakulam District in AndhraPradesh, one in Gujarat at and another in Rajasthan. The temple at Arasavilli was constructed in such a way that on the day of Radhasaptami, the sun's rays directly fall on the feet of the Sri Suryanarayana Swami, the deity at the temple. (Hindi: छठ, also called Dala Chhath) is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, unique to, and the.

This major festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of, and parts of. Hymns to the sun can be found in the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Practiced in different parts of India, the worship of the sun has been described in the Rigveda. There is another festival called Sambha-Dasami, which is celebrated in the state of Odisha for the surya. The (or Gujjars), were Sun-worshipers and are described as devoted to the feet of the sun god Surya. Their copper-plate grants bear an emblem of the Sun and on their seals too, this symbol is depicted. Christianity. The of Jesus, seen in many paintings, has similarities to a. According to, it was set to 25 December because it was the date of the festival of.

This idea became popular especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Another speculation connects the biblical elements of Christ's life to those of a sun god. The report that Jesus had 12 followers. Which is claimed to be akin to the twelve zodiac constellations.

When the sun was in the house of, plotted with the chief and elders to. As the sun exited, it enters into the waiting arms of Scorpio to be kissed by Scorpio's bite. Many of the world's sacrificed have their traditional birthday on December 25.

During this time, people believed that the 'sun god' had 'died' for three days and was 'born again' on December 25. After December 25, the Sun moves 1 degree, this time north, foreshadowing longer days.

The three days following December 21 remain the darkest days of the year where Jesus (the sun) dies and remains unseen for three days. The charioteer in the mosaic of Mausoleum M has been interpreted by some as Christ. Had spoken of Christ driving his chariot across the sky. This interpretation is doubted by others: 'Only the cross-shaped nimbus makes the Christian significance apparent'. And the figure is seen by some simply as a representation of the sun with no explicit religious reference whatever, pagan or Christian. Indonesian mythology.

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This section needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2011) Solar gods have a strong presence in. In some cases the Sun is revered as a 'father' or 'founder' of the tribe. This may apply for the whole tribe or only for the royal and ruling families. This practise is more common in Australia and on the island of Timor, where the tribal leaders are seen as direct heirs to the sun god. Some of the initiation rites include the second reincarnation of the rite's subject as a 'son of the Sun', through a symbolic death and a rebirth in the form of a Sun.

These rituals hint that the Sun may have an important role in the sphere of funerary beliefs. Watching the Sun's path has given birth to the idea in some societies that the deity of the Sun descends in to the underworld without dying and is capable of returning afterward. This is the reason for the Sun being associated with functions such as guide of the deceased tribe members to the underworld, as well as with revival of perished. The Sun is a mediator between the planes of the living and the dead. Theosophy. Aboard the, his solar barge A 'solar barge'—also known as a 'solar bark', 'solar barque', 'solar boat', or 'sun boat'—is a mythological representation of the sun riding in a. The most famous of these is the, the barge of the sun god.

The ', a 43.6-meter-long vessel that was sealed into a pit in the at the foot of the around 2500 BC, is a full-size surviving example which may have fulfilled the symbolic function of a solar barque. This boat was rediscovered in May 1954 when archeologist Kamal el-Mallakh and inspector Zaki Nur found two ditches sealed off by about 40 blocks weighing 17 to 20 tonnes each. This boat was disassembled into 1,224 pieces and took over 10 years to reassemble. A nearby museum was built to house this boat.

Other sun boats were found in Egypt dating to different pharonic dynasties. Examples include:. Neolithic which (it has been speculated) show solar barges. The many early Egyptian goddesses who are related as sun deities and the later gods and depicted as riding in a.

In Egyptian myths of the afterlife, Ra rides in an underground channel from west to east every night so that he can rise in the east the next morning. The, which is thought to show a depiction of a solar barge. petroglyphs, including those found in often contains barges and in different constellations. A 'sun chariot' is a representation of the sun riding in a. The concept is younger than that of the solar barge, and typically, corresponding with the Indo-European expansion after the invention of the chariot in the 2nd millennium BC.

Examples include these:. In Norse mythology, the chariot of the goddess, drawn. The dates to the, more than 2,500 years earlier than the Norse myth, but is often associated with it. Greek riding in a chariot, (see also ). depicted riding a on the reverse of a coin.

Vedic riding in a chariot drawn by seven horses The sun itself also was compared to a wheel, possibly in Proto-Indo-European, Greek hēliou kuklos, Sanskrit suryasya cakram, Anglo-Saxon sunnan hweogul (.swelyosyo kukwelos). Male and female.