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Sol Invictus (Classical Latin: [ˈsoːɫ ɪnˈwɪktʊs], "Invincible Sun" or "Unconquered Sun") was the official sun god of the late Roman Empire and a later version of the god Sol. The emperor Aurelian revived his cult in 274 AD and promoted Sol Invictus as the chief god of the empire.
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.
Articles relating to Sol Invictus, ("Unconquered Sun"), the official sun god of the later Roman Empire and a patron of soldiers. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
In 1987, Read joined Tony Wakeford's Sol Invictus along with Karl Blake. [2] Read recorded three albums and an EP with Sol Invictus before leaving to form the band Fire + Ice in 1991. [3] Ian Read founded an all traditional folk band named Figg's Academy that played a couple of gigs, notably in 2008 at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig.
In 1987, Wakeford distanced himself from right-wing views, and formed the neofolk band Sol Invictus, [7] adapting the band's name from a cult that predated Christianity. [8] The band's music combines acoustic guitar playing and "neo- classical instrumentation" with elements of industrial music . [ 7 ]
Section Invictus as epithet explains that "Invictus" was a common epithet for several deities, including Jupiter, Mars, Hercules, Apollo, and Silvanus, and goes on to say, citing the same reference, that Sol Invictus and Sol are the same. It also mentions the opposite view, but without a reference.
Sol Invictus is a Roman god identified with Sol (the solar deity in Ancient Roman religion). Sol Invictus may also refer to: Sol Invictus (band), an English neofolk band; Sol Invictus, a 2015 album by Faith No More; Sol Invictus (Akhenaton album) , 2001; Sol Invictus (holiday), a religious holiday celebrated in ancient Rome
In 274 AD, the Roman emperor Aurelian had declared 25 December the birthdate of Sol Invictus, a sun god of Syrian origin whose cult had been vigorously promoted by the earlier emperor Elagabalus. [164] [163] Christians may have thought that they could attract more converts to Christianity by allowing them to continue to celebrate on the same day.