Sun & light

Figures of the sun and the light: daybreak, radiance, and the day.

Verified modern retellings

These figures include at least one verified connection to a modern work.

43 figures

01Greek14

02Norse7

03Egyptian5

04Mesoamerican5

HuitzilopochtliThe Hummingbird of the Left · The Blue Tezcatlipoca · Patron of Tenochtitlan3 myths · 1 in media
HuracanThunder and lightning, carried in the names of his three aspects: Thunderbolt Hurricane, Newborn Thunderbolt, and Sudden Thunderbolt.3 myths · 4 in media
TlalocLord of Rain · Lord of Tlalocan · Tlaloc the Provider3 myths · 4 in media
TonatiuhThe Fifth Sun · The Sun God · He Who Goes Forth Shining2 myths · 2 in media
XolotlThe Twin · The Dog · The Evening Star2 myths · 6 in media

05Roman5

06Mesopotamian2

07African1

AnansiCredited in some tellings as the maker of the sun, the moon and the stars, and so responsible for night and day; also said to have brought rain and taught people to sow grain. · Among the Abure people, remembered as the one who persuades the sky god to send rain and cool the earth. · Owner of every story in the world, after paying the sky god's price for them.5 myths · 22 in media

08Finnic1

UkkoUkko Ylijumala · Taivaan Ukko · Pilvien Pitäjä4 myths · 1 in media

09Persian1

Ahura MazdaCreation, first of a spiritual world and, three thousand years later, of the physical world. · The decision to renew an overcrowded world, and the flood he foretold to King Yima. · The first, untouched earth: flat and fertile, its sky a fixed dome of sun, moon and stars.1 myth · 1 in media

10Polynesian1

MauiCredited with lengthening the day by forcing the sun to slow down. · Credited with raising new land out of the sea on a fishhook. · Credited with bringing fire to people after winning it from Mahuika.6 myths · 15 in media

11Slavic1

PerunThe Thunderer · God of Thunder · God of War1 myth · 10 in media

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