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   Bookmarker Creator
   Bookmarker Creator · Nov 8, 2008

   I call the sun god Apollo. I think it's the most commonly used, but I guess that's only in Greek mythology.
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   JabberHut
   JabberHut · Nov 8, 2008

   Well, I guess Apollo, but when I think the sun and mythology, I think of Ra from Egyptian Mythology? XD
   
   Then you mention music, poetry, etc. So I'm thinkin' it's Apollo.
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   Bookmarker Creator
   Bookmarker Creator · Nov 8, 2008

   Yeah, I meant from Greek mythology.
   
   Apollo has a lot of different names in Greek mytholgy.
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   Night Mistress
   Night Mistress · Dec 31, 2008

   I called the god of sun, music, poetry, and all that, Apollo.
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   zoorah12
   zoorah12 · Mar 19, 2009

   Apollo for me as well
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   Sinnful
   Sinnful · Mar 27, 2009

   Helios for me - I read the mythology surrounding him as the God of the Sun before I ever even heard of Apollo as the Sun-God; so to me, Helios is the sun, and Apollo, if anything, is just the darting rays of sunlight.
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   Antigone Cadmus
   Antigone Cadmus · Mar 28, 2009

   Well, Apollo's full Greek name would be Phoebus Apollo, which basically means "Shiny Apollo."
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   chasingcolts21
   chasingcolts21 · Mar 30, 2009

   Bookmarker wrote:I call the sun god Apollo. I think it's the most commonly used, but I guess that's only in Greek mythology.

   
   
   Actually, I believe that Helios is used for the Greeks--at least Homer used Helios. (the cattle of the sun god)
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   Bookmarker Creator
   Bookmarker Creator · Mar 30, 2009

   Apollo is considered Greek and Roman, so it is the most commonly used overall.
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    Threnody
    Threnody · Apr 9, 2009

    Strangely, I'm fascinated with Norse gods. As much so as Greek ones. Norse gods are just so weird and cool...
    
    The Incan sun God is Inti.
    Amaterasu is the Japanese sun goddess.
    Freyr is the awesome Norse sun god.
    Huitzilopochtli (Uitzilopochtli) is the Aztec sun god.
    Lugh the Celtic Sun God
    Re (Ra) the Egyptian one.
    
    There's probably tons more. I love Norse gods...
    
    Peace, Love and Sugar Packets~
    Forever Threnody
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    Bookmarker Creator
    Bookmarker Creator · Dec 2, 2009

    Here's a list of all of the sun gods that I found:
    
    African:
    Liza
    
    Armenian:
    Mihr
    Mehr
    Meher
    
    Aztec:
    Tonatiuh
    Huitzilochtli
    
    Basque:
    Lur
    Ekhi
    Eguzki
    
    Bella Coola:
    Alk'umta'm
    
    Celts:
    Lugh
    
    Chinese:
    Ten Suns
    
    Egyptian:
    Horus
    Horus Harmenti
    Horus Harakte
    Horus Bahdety
    Horus Harmakhis
    Horus Haroeris
    
    Estruscan:
    Cautha
    
    Fon:
    Lisa
    
    Greek:
    Apollo
    
    Hindu:
    Dhatar
    Ansoi
    Surya Dev
    Garunda
    Vivasvat
    
    Hittite:
    Arinna
    Ariniddu
    Arinnitti
    Warusemn
    Istaru
    
    Hurrite:
    Smimigi
    
    Inca:
    Inti
    Punchau
    
    Inuit:
    Malina
    
    Japanese:
    Wakahiru-me
    Hiruko
    Amaterasu
    Marisha-Tzn
    
    Mamairuan:
    Kuat
    
    Mayan:
    Ah Kin
    Kinich Ahua
    Kinich Kakmo
    Ah Kinchil
    Navajo:
    Tsohanoai
    
    Norse:
    Freyr
    
    Polinesian:
    Maui
    
    Pueblo:
    Tawa
    
    Roman:
    Apollo
    
    Seran:
    Tuwak
    
    Slavs:
    Radogast
    
    Sumerian:
    Shamash
    
    Tibetan:
    Kyun-gai mGo-can
    
    Ugaritic:
    Shapash
    
    Uratian:
    Siwini
    
    Vedic:
    Varitar
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    SnapesOnAPlane
    SnapesOnAPlane · May 31, 2010

    I tend to use Helios, just because that's the way I heard it first.

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