solar myth

British  

noun

1. a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun

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solar myth

There are many legends of this sort which ought to exist, but don't, owing to the negligence of Indian solar myth merchants, or whoever it is has charge of that class of misrepresentation.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

The New Zealand myth of the Origin of Death is pretty well known, as Dr. Tylor has seen in it the remnants of a solar myth, and has given it a ‘solar’ explanation. 

From Modern Mythology by Andrew Lang

We saw that it was a solar myth, known to many nations of antiquity.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

The older interpretation, however, takes the custom back to the Druidic days, and makes it a form of the solar myth.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

The story of Samson is simply a solar myth.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

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