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A sun cross, solar cross, or wheel cross is a solar symbol consisting of an equilateral cross inside a circle.. The design is frequently found in the symbolism of prehistoric cultures, particularly during the Neolithic to Bronze Age periods of European prehistory.
A common Proto-Celtic root *sūli-, related to the various Indo-European words for "sun" (cf. Homeric Greek ἡέλιος, Sanskrit sūryah, from c *suh 2 lio-) has also been proposed, [2] although the Brittonic terms for "sun" (Old Breton houl, Old Welsh heul) feature a diphthong that is absent from Sulis and they are not attested as a ...
In Celtic culture, the sun is assumed to have been feminine, [14] [15] and several goddesses have been proposed as possibly solar in character. In Irish , the name of the sun, Grian , is feminine. The figure known as Áine is generally assumed to have been either synonymous with her, or her sister, assuming the role of Summer Sun while Grian ...
The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects, as well as place and personal names. Celtic deities can belong to two categories: general and local.
A Celtic cross symbol. The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages.A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelised by Irish missionaries, from the ninth through the 12th centuries.
Possible depiction of the Hittite Sun goddess holding a child in her arms from between 1400 and 1200 BC. *Seh₂ul is reconstructed based on the Greek god Helios, the Greek mythological figure Helen of Troy, [4] [5] the Roman god Sol, the Celtic goddess Sulis / Sul/Suil, the North Germanic goddess Sól, the Continental Germanic goddess *Sowilō, the Hittite goddess "UTU-liya", [6] the ...
The disk with a ray as a symbol for the Sun in late Classical (4th c.) and medieval Byzantine (11th c.) mss [3] In the Greek and European world, until approximately the 16th century, the astrological symbol for the Sun was a disk with a single ray, (U+1F71A ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR GOLD).
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.