Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship

About this book

The Sun sails in a boat, drives a chariot, dies in winter and returns in spring. Across these stories the Sun appears as a god, an ancestor, a guardian and a promise that darkness will end.

William Tyler Olcott gathers solar legends, ceremonies and beliefs from a wide range of cultures, connecting observation of the heavens with the stories told to explain them. Ra and Apollo share the pages with less familiar traditions and festivals. A single sunrise might inspire a chariot, a divine boat, a rite of sacrifice or a story of renewal.