sun god

the sun considered or personified as a deity.

a god identified or associated with the sun.

Origin of sun god

First recorded in 1585–95

"There is no stiffness about the immortals," laughed the Sun-god.

The Enchanted Castle |E. Nesbit
We find that Khammurabi was very devoted to Shamash, the early type of sun-god.

Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria |Lewis Spence
From the sun-god the kings of Egypt derived their might and power.

The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) |Max Duncker
Hymn to the Sun-god, a mixture of exalted thought and debasing superstition, 113-5.

Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People |A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

A god of the Eastern Delta and a local form of the Sun-god early in the day.

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians |E. A. Wallis Budge

sun-god

the sun considered as a personal deity

a deity associated with the sun or controlling its movements