sun god
noun
often capitalized S&G
: a god that represents or personifies the sun in various religions
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Kilmer, who died yesterday at 65 from pneumonia after a long battle with throat cancer, was an actor who glowed, a low-key L.A. sun god who was approachable and warm.
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John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
His name, first off, doesn't adopt the suffix that relates to the sun god — and that's not all.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists identified the partial figures as Bastet, an Egyptian deity who often took the form of a cat, and Harpocrates, another form of the sun god Horus typically depicted as a child.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Later, Greek poets also identify her with Selene, the personification of the moon, likely because her brother Apollo was by then conflated with the sun god Helios.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
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John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
His name, first off, doesn't adopt the suffix that relates to the sun god — and that's not all.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists identified the partial figures as Bastet, an Egyptian deity who often took the form of a cat, and Harpocrates, another form of the sun god Horus typically depicted as a child.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Later, Greek poets also identify her with Selene, the personification of the moon, likely because her brother Apollo was by then conflated with the sun god Helios.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Sun god.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun%20god. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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