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Amun, creator deity sometimes identified as a sun god
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Aten, god of the sun, the visible disc of the Sun
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Atum, the "finisher of the world" who represents the Sun as it sets
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Bast, cat goddess associated with the Sun
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Hathor, mother of Horus and Ra and goddess of the sun
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Horus, god of the sky whose right eye was considered to be the Sun and his left the Moon
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Ptah, god of craftsmanship, the arts, and fertility, sometimes said to represent the Sun at night
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Ra, god of the sun
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Sekhmet, goddess of war and of the sun, sometimes also plagues and creator of the desert
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Sopdu, god of war and the scorching heat of the summer sun
(Egyptian mythology) (African) -
Huitzilopochtli, god of the sun and war
(Aztec mythology) (American) -
Nanahuatzin, god of the sun
(Aztec mythology) (American) -
Teoyaomicqui, god of lost souls, the sun, and the sixth hour of the day
(Aztec mythology) (American) -
Tonatiuh, god of the sun and ruler of the heavens
(Aztec mythology) (American) -
Guaraci, god of the sun (Guarani mythology)
(Brazilian mythology) (American) -
Meri, folk hero and god of the sun
(Brazilian mythology) (American) -
Inti, god of the sun and patron deity of the Inca Empire
(Incan mythology) (American) -
Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet
(Incan mythology) (American) -
Akycha, sun goddess worshiped in Alaska
(Inuit mythology) (American) -
Malina, goddess of the sun found most commonly in the legends of Greenland
(Inuit mythology) (American) -
Ah Kin, god of the sun, bringer of doubt, and protector against the evils associated with darkness
(Maya mythology) (American) -
Hunahpu, one of the Maya Hero Twins; he transformed into the Sun while his brother transformed into the Moon
(Maya mythology) (American) -
Kinich Ahau, god of the sun
(Maya mythology) (American) -
Sué, god of the sun and husband of Chía, the moon
(Muisca mythology) (American) -
Jóhonaaʼéí, the Navajo sun god, known as The One Who Rules the Day
(Native American mythology) (American) -
Kisosen, the Abenaki solar deity, an eagle whose wings opened to create the day and closed to cause the nighttime
(Native American mythology) (American) -
Napioa, the Blackfoot deity of the sun
(Native American mythology) (American) -
Tawa, the Hopi creator and god of the sun
(Native American mythology) (American) -
Wi, Lakota god of the sun
(Native American mythology) (American) -
Chup Kamui, a lunar goddess who switched places with her brother to become goddess of the sun
(Ainu mythology) (Asian) -
Malakbel, god of the sun
(Arabian mythology) (Asian) -
Shams/Shamsun, a solar goddess exalted in Himyar and by the Sabaeans.
(Arabian mythology) (Asian) -
Marici, goddess of the heavens, sun, and light
(Buddhist mythology) (Asian) -
Surya, god of the sun (Suriya Pariththa, Suthra Pitaka, Pali canon, Theravada Buddhism)
(Buddhist mythology) (Asian) -
Shapash, goddess of the sun
(Canaanite mythology) (Asian) -
Doumu, sun goddess sometimes conflated with Marici.
(Chinese mythology) (Asian) -
Xihe, sun goddess and mother of the ten suns
(Chinese mythology) (Asian) -
Yu Yi, god that carries the Sun across the sky
(Chinese mythology) (Asian) -
Xu Kai, god of the sun star
(Chinese mythology) (Asian) -
Nahundi, god of the sun and law
(Elamite) (Asian) -
Apolaki, god of the Sun and warriors. Brother of Mayari, goddess of the Moon.
(Filipino mythology) (Asian) -
Aryaman, god of the midday sun
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Savitr, god of the sun at sunrise and sunset
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Surya, the sun god, rides across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot ala Helios and Sol
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Mitra, often associated with the sun
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Mihir, meaning Sun.
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Aruna, charioteer of Surya, god of the morning sun.
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Tapati, sun goddess.
(Hindu mythology) (Asian) -
Istanu, goddess/god of the sun and judgment
(Hittite mythology) (Asian) -
Sun goddess of Arinna
(Hittite mythology) (Asian) -
Sun god of Heaven, daylight god of judgement
(Hittite mythology) (Asian) -
Sun goddess of the Earth, infernal goddess of the underworld.
(Hittite mythology) (Asian) -
Amaterasu, goddess of the sun
(Japanese mythology) (Asian) -
Shamash, Akkadian god of the sun and justice
(Mesopotamian mythology) (Asian) -
Utu, Sumerian god of the sun and justice
(Mesopotamian mythology) (Asian) -
Tabiti, ancient iranian goddess possibly connected with the sun.
(Scythian religion) (Asian) -
A "sun deity" (kaum näkte), possibly a goddess.
(Tocharian) (Asian) -
Gun Ana, common Turkic solar deity, seen as a goddess in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz traditions
(Turkic mythology) (Asian) -
Koyash, god of the sun
(Turkic mythology) (Asian) -
Mithra, often associated with the sun.
(Persian mythology) (Asian) -
Hvare-khshaeta, the sun yazata
(Persian mythology) (Asian) -
The Zunbil dynasty and the subjects of Zabulistan worshiped the Sun, which they called Zun. They believed that the Sun was the god of justice, the force of good in the world and, consequently, the being that drove out the darkness and allowed man to live another day.
(Zunism) (Asian) -
Ar, Arev, the sun god with its people as "children of the sun"
(Armenian mythology) (European) -
Saulė, goddess of the sun
(Baltic mythology) (European) -
Ekhi, goddess of the sun and protector of humanity
(Basque mythology) (European) -
Áine, Irish goddess of love, summer, wealth, and sovereignty, associated with the Sun and midsummer
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing, and prophecy
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Belenos, Gaulish god of the sun
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Étaín, Irish sun goddess
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Epona, horse deity occasionally linked with Étaín
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Grannus, god associated with spas, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the Sun
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Macha, "sun of the womanfolk" and occasionally considered synonymous with Grian
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Olwen, female figure often constructed as originally the Welsh sun goddess
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Sulis, British goddess whose name is related to the common Proto-Indo-European word for "Sun" and thus cognate with Helios, Sól, Sol, and Surya and who retains solar imagery, as well as a domain over healing and thermal springs. Probably the de facto solar deity of the Celts.
(Celtic mythology) (European) -
Usil, Etruscan equivalent of Helios
(Etruscan mythology) (European) -
Päivätär, goddess of the sun
(Finnish mythology) (European) -
Sól/Sunna/Sunne, the common sun goddess among the Germanic tribes, from Proto-Germanic Sōwilō; was chased across the sky in her horse-drawn chariot by a wolf
(Germanic mythology) (European) -
Helios, the Titan god and personification of the sun who drove across the sky in a chariot.
(Greek mythology) (European) -
Apollo, Olympian god of sun, light, healing, music and prophecy. His most common epithet was Phoebus (“Radiant”).
(Greek mythology) (European) -
Eos, Titan goddess and personification of dawn.
(Greek mythology) (European) -
Hemera, the primordial goddess of day.
(Greek mythology) (European) -
Endovelicus, god of health and safety, worshiped both as a solar deity and a chthonic one
(Lusitanian mythology) (European) -
Neto, claimed to be both a solar and war deity
(Lusitanian mythology) (European) -
A possible sun goddess, whose cult has become that of Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora de Antime.
(Lusitanian mythology) (European) -
A solar goddess of some sort, possibly the Snake Goddess.
(Minoan mythology) (European) -
Aurora, goddess of dawn
(Roman mythology) (European) -
Sol, god of the sun, rides in a horse-drawn chariot
(Roman mythology) (European) -
Beiwe, goddess of the sun, spring, fertility, and sanity
(Sami mythology) (European) -
Dažbog, god of the sun
(Slavic mythology) (European) -
Hors, god of the sun
(Slavic mythology) (European) -
Bila, cannibal sun goddess of the Adnyamathanha
(Australian Aboriginal mythology) (Oceania) -
Gnowee, solar goddess who searches daily for her lost son; the light of her torch is the Sun
(Australian Aboriginal mythology) (Oceania) -
Wala, solar goddess
(Australian Aboriginal mythology) (Oceania) -
Wuriupranili, solar goddess whose torch is the Sun
(Australian Aboriginal mythology) (Oceania) -
Yhi, Karraur goddess of the sun, light and creation
(Australian Aboriginal mythology) (Oceania) -
Tama-nui-te-rā, personification of the Sun
(Māori mythology) (Oceania)
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