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Re was known as the sun-god and the creator in ancient Egypt. He took on many forms, each depending ...
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For the Celts, who lived in central Europe, Lugh was a Sun god. The underworld god Balor was ...
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For the Aztecs, who lived in central Mexico, Tonatiuh was a Sun god. Aztecs believed that four ...
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Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue Hummingbird on the Left," was the Aztec god of the ...
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In Greek mythology, Apollo was the son of Zeus (Jupiter) and Leto (Letona). He was the twin ...
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Liza was the Sun god to the Fon people of West Africa. His sister was the Moon god Mawu. The ...
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Chinese people believed that there existed ten suns that appeared in turn in the sky during ...
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Maui was a hero of Polynesian mythology. For Maui and his mother the days were too short. For ...
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Amaterasu was the Sun goddess of the oldest Japanese religion called Shinto. When her brother ...
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Shamash was a Sun god according to the Sumerian mythology. Sumerians were living more than ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the Maya believed that the Earth was flat, and that there was a jaguar called a
bacab in each corner that supported the sky?
Did you know that in Norse mythology, there is a huge rainbow bridge called Bifrost that connects Midgard, the realm of humans, to Asgard, the home of the gods?
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Research Highlights
Scientists have been taking a close look at special types of bacteria that live in the ocean. These microbes may be tiny, but they play a big part in the nitrogen cycle. The little round bacteria are able...
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