Solar deity

Sky deity who represents the Sun This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed. (September 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Solar deity" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Examples of solar deities from different cultures (from top): Helios, Ra, Amaterasu, and Tōnatiuh. A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. The English word sun derives from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. The Sun is sometimes referred