How to Use sun god in a Sentence

sun god

noun
  • The Vikings thought pines were special to the sun god, Balder.
    Faith Bottum, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The Inca believed gold fell from the sky as either the tears or the sweat of the sun god Inti.
    Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Or his custom Egyptian sun god look for the 2019 Met gala?
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 June 2021
  • Tilapia were believed to be protectors of the sun god Ra.
    Alana Mohamed, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022
  • In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddess of the moon and twin sister of the sun god Apollo.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
  • Among the other figures is Ishtar, goddess of love and war, the sun god Shamash, and Nabu, god of wisdom.
    National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The novel is a loose retelling of Ovid’s myth of Daphne and Apollo, in which the forest nymph prefers her freedom over the greedy love of the sun god.
    Natalie Serber, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
  • In order to free herself up to speak her mind, Rainer writes from the point of view of Apollo Musagétés, the sun god.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The latest way to soak it all in in style is Viking’s new 82-passenger ship, , named for the Egyptian sun god.
    Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That is why helium gets its name from Helios, the Greek sun god.
    Sanjana Curtis, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
  • The sun god had six catches for 70 yards in another game last season against the Bears.
    Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023
  • One of the most iconic ones is the Kinich Kakmó, a pyramid dedicated to the Maya sun god.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
  • To greet the sun god, the temple entrance faced east and was flanked by two colossal statues of Amenhotep III.
    National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
  • One of the most iconic ones is the Kinich Kakmo pyramid, dedicated to the Mayan sun god.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Shab-e Yalda has its roots in ancient Iran, when local clans worshiped the sun god Mithra.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The festival celebrates the triumph of Mithra — the sun god — over darkness.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Artemis lunar program — named after the Greek goddess of the moon and twin sister of sun god Apollo.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022
  • There is also Apophis, who, in Egyptian mythology, is the enemy of the sun god Ra.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Porter as an Egyptian sun god, carried on a litter by six shirtless men.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2023
  • These findings suggest that cacao played a role in the changing of Maya religious worship of a maize god to a sun god.
    Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
  • As depicted in paintings and sculptures, the Maya sun god, giver of life, is no Apollo.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Atum is the sun god and the center of Heliopolitan theology and its creation myths.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
  • In Egypt, the Karnak Temple, a 4,000-year-old shrine to a sun god, will be lit up by the rising sun and illuminated throughout the day.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Rhodes was also renowned for its 3rd Century statue of the sun god, Helios, better known as the Colossus of Rhodes.
    Nick Kontis, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The two other relics that will be returned include a sun god and a lintel with carvings of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Brahma.
    Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2021
  • After his success in theater, Evans booked his first major film role, playing the sun god Apollo in 2010’s Clash of the Titans.
    Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Billy Porter as an Egyptian sun god, carried on a litter by six shirtless men.
    Jocelyn Noveck, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • The Incas built more than 80 temples on an island in the lake, where their origin myth said the sun god was born and their primordial ancestors emerged from a rock.
    National Geographic, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The seven rounds are performed around a fire—or candle, in this case—symbolizing the energy of the sun god, Lord Vishnu.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2020
  • In Miller’s accounting of Circe, one of the witches encountered by Odysseus on his long journey home, readers get to know her in her youth — child of the sun god, Helios.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021

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