solar goddess

English

Noun

solar goddess (plural solar goddesses)

  1. A female solar god.
    Synonym: sun goddess
    • 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:
      This solar goddess the people call Kolyada, although no such being appears in the recognized list old Sclavonic deities; […]
    • 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[1], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 March 2016:
      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.
    • 2022 January 2, John Carey, “Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin review — Prince Philip, Haile Selassie and Hitler”, in The Times‎[2], London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 November 2025:
      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.

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