sun god

or sun-god

noun

1. the sun considered or personified as a deity.
2. a god identified or associated with the sun.

sun-god

noun

1. the sun considered as a personal deity
2. a deity associated with the sun or controlling its movements

Word History and Origins

Origin of sun god¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The two other relics that will be returned include a sun god and a lintel with carvings of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Brahma.

From Washington Post

Another way to think of it is taking the birthday of the sun god, and turn it into the birthday of God the Son.

From The Daily Beast

He is the Tinseltown sun god around which everything revolves.

From The Daily Beast

"Silver and—gold," she murmured, looking into the radiant distance where Thebes lay cradled in the arms of the sun-god.

From Project Gutenberg

Ra was the sun-god, especially worshipped at Heliopolis,--the symbol of light and heat.

From Project Gutenberg

In all the ancient nations the sun-god was a prominent deity, as the giver of heat and light, and hence of fertility to the earth.

From Project Gutenberg

The creative tears of Ra, the sun god, fell as shining rays upon the earth.

From Project Gutenberg

For this offence against divine law, Shamash, the sun god, pronounces the Eagle's doom.

From Project Gutenberg