Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781528724876)

A solar grimoire of divine fire, ancient rites, and eternal light. Sun Lore of All Ages gathers forgotten myths and rituals that trace the Sun's influence through the spiritual and cultural history of humankind.

'O Sun, thou art the eye of the Universe.
Thou art the soul of all things moving and unmoving.'
--em>Rig Veda, Book X

From Egyptian Ra and Persian Mithra to the solar temples of the Incas, this collection reveals the Sun as both life-giver and godhead. William Tyler Olcott explores solar worship in sacred texts, cosmologies, and ceremonies from around the world, illuminating the enduring reverence for the solar cycle, solstices, and equinoxes. This is a history not only of astronomy, but of awe, charting how humanity has read divine meaning into the daily rebirth of light.