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Surya, the Sun god, rides across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot à la Helios and Sol. Aruna, charioteer of Surya, god of the morning Sun. Aryaman, god of the midday Sun. Savitr, god of the twilight Sun, also known as sunrise and sunset. Mitra, often associated with the Sun. Mihir, meaning Sun. Tapati, Sun goddess.
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 Sun is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Sol or by its Greek name Helios.
Savitr is a deity whose name primarily denotes an agent, in the form of a noun derived from a verbal root with the agent suffix -tṛ added. The name of Savitr belongs to a class of Vedic theonyms, together with Dhatṛ, Tratṛ and Tvastr. These names denote that these are agent gods, who create, protect, and produce, respectively. [6]
This irresistibly cute Japanese name means “sun child.” 6. Svetlana. Here, a sturdy sounding and sophisticated Slavic name that means “light,” “luminescent,” “pure” and “holy ...
In Hindi, Reeva is a boy's name that means ‘one who guides people like a river or star.' 21. Tarak. ... Spanish and Portuguese origins that means ‘sun’ (i.e., the closest star to earth).
Sol is the personification of the Sun and a god in ancient Roman religion.It was long thought that Rome actually had two different, consecutive sun gods: The first, Sol Indiges (Latin: the deified sun), was thought to have been unimportant, disappearing altogether at an early period.
Meaning “cross,” this Portuguese boy’s name—originally a surname that has evolved into a given name—has religious connotations and obvious ties to Easter. d3sign/Getty Images 11.
Khorshīd or Khorshēd (Persian: خورشید, meaning the Sun or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as Khurshed and Khurshid, is a Persian given name.In the modern day as well as historical Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, but also in Iraqi Kurdistan, Egypt, Central Asia and South Asia, it is mostly a given name for boys.