sun god

American  

Or sun-god

noun

1. the sun considered or personified as a deity.

2. a god identified or associated with the sun.

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sun-god British  

noun

1. the sun considered as a personal deity

2. a deity associated with the sun or controlling its movements

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Etymology

Origin of sun god

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.

From Salon

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

Meanwhile, the sun gods in the center touch screen displayed esoterica such as the left and right inverter temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

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