solar goddess

plural solar goddesses

1. A female solar god.

   This solar goddess the people call Kolyada, although no such being appears in the recognized list old Sclavonic deities; […]

   1876 December 25, “The Russian Kolyada”, in St. Louis Globe-Democrat, volume 2 (New Series), number 219, St. Louis, Mo.: Globe Printing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 6

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   The six statues, carved in black granite, are probably 3,300 year's old and depict a powerful solar goddess named Sekhmet, sometimes holding people's lives in her hands.

   2016 March 16, Sarah Griffiths, “A roarsome find! Statues of a lion-headed goddess discovered in Egypt: 6ft ancient 'masterpieces' wears wigs and tight dresses”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2016

   Until Japan’s defeat in the Second World War, Emperor Hirohito had been worshipped. He had denied his godhead, but Japanese schoolchildren were taught, as a scientific fact, that he was descended from the solar goddess Amaterasu.

   2022 January 2, John Carey, “Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin review — Prince Philip, Haile Selassie and Hitler”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2025

   Synonyms: sun goddess