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 Sun goddess - definition of Sun goddess in Encyclopedia
Although many sources contend that solar deities are generally male, and the brother, father, husband and/or enemy of the lunar deity (usually female), this is not cross-culturally upheld, as sun goddesses are found on every continent.
In Chinese mythology (cosmology), there were nine suns in the sky in the beginning.
A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Sun_goddess   (350 words)

  
 Sol (goddess) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
"Sun is the light of the world / I bow to the divine decree."
"The Sun is ever a joy in the hopes of seafarers / when they journey away over the fishes' bath, / until the courser of the deep bears them to land."
[Categories: Runes, Solar gods, Solar goddesses, Norse goddesses, Norse mythology, Symbols, Runes]
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/s/so/sol_(goddess).htm   (487 words)

  
 Epyptian Gods
Egyptian goddess of the sky and of the heavens
http://www.mabus.biz/egypt/index.php   (178 words)

  
 Shintoism, symbols, art gallery
Shinto accepts the material world as good, while Buddhism view the world as evil, yet both religions are practiced in Japan...
Every Shintoist would be very happy to be a "Franciscan", with the loving brother sun, sister mountain, brother dog, sister flower, brother neighbor, brother wolf...
the divine spirit found in all things in heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, sun and moon, plants, animals, and human beings...
http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Shintoism/shinto.htm   (376 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Sunday Article
Sunday is sometimes held to be the last day of the week (especially in modern Europe and South America), and sometimes the first day (a traditional view derived from ancient Jews and ancient Egyptians).
It gets its name from Sunne, the Saxon Sun god, or Sunna the Scandinavian Sun goddess.
Sunday is sometimes held to be the last day of the wee...
http://www.ipedia.com/sunday.html   (288 words)

  
 I Love GOD : Shinto
All kami are said to cooperate with one another, and life lived in accordance with their will is believed to produce a mystical power that gains their protection, cooperation, and approval.
The Japanese imperial family claims descent from Izanagi's daughter, the sun goddess Amaterasu.
According to Shinto myths, in the beginning a certain number of kami simply emerged, and a pair of kami, Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the Japanese islands, as well as to the kami who became ancestors of the various clans.
http://simple.ishwar.com/shinto/index.html   (214 words)

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