sun god
noun
the sun considered or personified as a deity.
sun god
American
Or
sun-god
noun
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sun gods
plural
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the sun considered or personified as a deity.
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a god identified or associated with the sun.
sun-god
British
noun
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the sun considered as a personal deity
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a deity associated with the sun or controlling its movements
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Etymology
Origin of sun god
First recorded in 1585–95
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For the Hopi, Spider Woman takes the imaginings of the sun god and weaves them into being; she is the source of all life and the guardian of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
At dusk, worshippers stood waist-deep in the river's brown waters to offer prayers to the sun god Surya as the setting orb sank into the haze blanketing New Delhi's skyline, marking the annual Chhath festival.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
“And because of the Aztec mythology of Tonatiuh being the sun god, she woke up from the dream and was like, ‘My kid’s name is going to be Tonatiuh.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
In an elaborately choreographed ceremony first used in 1936, the foremost of a group of priestesses in long, pleated dresses offers a prayer to the ancient Greek sun god, Apollo.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Then last year Apollo said something about the old god Helios disappearing and leaving him with the duties of the sun god.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Amon-Re was a combination of the sun-god Re, the creator god worshipped in the north of Egypt, and Amon, a sky god revered in the south.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The plaque could have been signed by Artemis, the virgin lunar goddess tragically tricked into killing her beloved Orion by her imperious sun-god brother, Apollo.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2019
It feels fitting that someone should have had a supernatural experience: in Greek myth and Euripides' play, Medea is the granddaughter of the sun-god Helios and niece of Circe, a witch.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2012
In some versions his father is the sun-god Apollo, in others it is Morpheus, the god of sleep and dreams.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2011
Only one thing in this room is soft: Amma's voice, saying, "Looks like the rainy season is over and the sun-god wants to wish you a happy birthday, Kabir."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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