There have been sun gods throughout history. Some are depicted as traveling across the sky in a vessel of some sort, like a boat, chariot, or cup. The Egyptians differentiated among the aspects of the sun and had several gods associated with it. The Greeks and Romans also had more than one sun god. It seems that most sun deities are male and counterparts to the often female moon deities.
1. Amaterasu
JapanSun goddess
2. Apollo
Greece and RomeSun god
4. Garuda
HinduBird God
5. Helios (Helius)
GreeceSun God
Before Apollo was the sun god of the Greeks, Helios held that position
6. Huitzilopochtli (Uitzilopochtli)
AztecSun God
7. Inti
IncaSun God
8. Liza
West AfricanSun God
9. Lugh
CelticSun God
10. Re (Ra)
EgyptMid-day Sun God
One of the Egyptian gods shown with a solar disk. Center of worship was Heliopolis. Later associated with Horus as Re-Horakhty. Also combined with Amun to form Amun-Ra, a solar creator god.
