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  2. Helios - Wikipedia

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    The Greek sun god had various bynames or epithets, which over time in some cases came to be considered separate deities associated with the Sun. Among these are: Acamas (/ ɑː ˈ k ɑː m ɑː s /; ah-KAH-mahss; Άκάμας, "Akàmas"), meaning "tireless, unwearying", as he repeats his never-ending routine day after day without cease.

  3. Eclipses in mythology and culture - Wikipedia

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    French Jesuits observing an eclipse with King Narai and his court in April 1688, shortly before the Siamese revolution. The periodicity of lunar eclipses been deduced by Neo-Babylonian astronomers in the sixth century BCE [6] and the periodicity of solar eclipses was deduced in first century BCE by Greek astronomers, who developed the Antikythera mechanism [7] and had understood the Sun, Moon ...

  4. Analogy of the Sun - Wikipedia

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    The Good (the sun) provides the very foundation on which all other truth rests. Plato uses the image of the Sun to help define the true meaning of the Good. The Good "sheds light" on knowledge so that our minds can see true reality. Without the Good, we would only be able to see with our physical eyes and not the "mind's eye".

  5. Don't have eclipse glasses? How to view the eclipse safely ...

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    Stand with your back to the sun so you can see the shadow of your head and shoulders. Put the other piece of paper on the ground and hold the piece with the aluminum foil above it.

  6. Syzygy (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The word is often used in reference to the Sun, Earth, and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of syzygy, as do transits and occultations. The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction or in opposition . [4]

  7. 50 Of The Most Fascinating, Stunning And Dangerous Natural ...

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    The scientific name for the aforementioned northern lights is Aurora borealis and it happens when electrically charged particles from the sun collide with Earth’s atmosphere at speeds up to 45 ...

  8. Suns in alchemy - Wikipedia

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    A green lion consuming the Sun is a common alchemical image and is seen in texts such as the Rosary of the Philosophers. The symbol is a metaphor for aqua regia (the green lion) consuming matter (the Sun), gold. In alchemical and Hermetic traditions, suns are used to symbolize a variety of concepts, much like the Sun in astrology.

  9. Allegory of the cave - Wikipedia

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    The prisoner would be angry and in pain, and this would only worsen when the radiant light of the sun overwhelms his eyes and blinds him. [2] "Slowly, his eyes adjust to the light of the sun. First he can see only shadows. Gradually he can see the reflections of people and things in water and then later see the people and things themselves.