A Wisdom Archive on the sun

In Irish mythology, Áine (also Aillen) was a goddess of love, growth, cattle and the sun. She was the daughter of Egobail, and sister of Aillen and/or Fennen. In some versions of the myth, she is the wife of Gerold Iarla; in others, rather than being married, he raped her, and may have been subsequently killed by her; in yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of Manannan mac Lir. The feast of Midsummer Night was held in her honor. In County Limerick, she was a fairy queen. She is sometimes mistakenly equat ... Including:

• Áine - Etymology
• Áine - Parallels?
• Áine - Bibliography

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Arka (Sanskrit). The Sun.

 
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Nuntis (Latin). The "Sun-Wolf", a name of the planet Mercury. He is the Sun’s attendant,
Solaris luminis particeps. (See Secret Doct. II. 28.)

 
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Nannak (Chald.), also Nanar and Sin. A name of the moon; said to be the son of Mulil, the older Bel and the Sun, in the later mythology. In the earliest, the Moon is far older than the Sun.

 
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Phtah (Egypt, Egyptian). The God of death; similar to Siva, the destroyer. In later Egyptian mythology a sun-god. It is the seat or locality of the Sun and its occult Genius or Regent in esoteric philosophy.

 
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Bal-ilu (Chal.). One of the many titles of the Sun.

 
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Mnevis (Egypt, Egyptian). The bull Mnevis, the Son of Ptah, and the symbol of the Sun-god Ra, as Apis was supposed to be Osiris in the sacred bull-form. His abode was at Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. He was black and carried on his horns the sacred ureus and disk.

 
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Yellow Father. The sun, in the Stanzas of Dzyan.

 
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Nyima (Tibet, Tibetan). The Sun - astrologically.

 
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Vivasvat (Sanskrit) The brilliant one; a name for the sun.

 
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