sun-god

Still, with its focus on broadly recognizable sounds rather than on culturally specific ideas, such as peculiar symbolization for the Egyptian sun-god Ra, this new alphabetic system of writing was nothing short of a revolution.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Still, with its focus on broadly recognizable sounds rather than on culturally specific ideas, such as peculiar symbolization for the Egyptian sun-god Ra, this new alphabetic system of writing was nothing short of a revolution.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

At that time, the gods Anu and Enlil, for the enhancement of the well-being of the people, named me by my name Hammurabi, the pious prince, who venerates the gods, to make justice prevail in the land, to abolish the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, to rise like the sun-god Shamash himself associated with dispensing justice over all humankind to illuminate the land.3

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

At that time, the gods Anu and Enlil, for the enhancement of the well-being of the people, named me by my name Hammurabi, the pious prince, who venerates the gods, to make justice prevail in the land, to abolish the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, to rise like the sun-god Shamash himself associated with dispensing justice over all humankind to illuminate the land.3

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

At that time, the gods Anu and Enlil, for the enhancement of the well-being of the people, named me by my name Hammurabi, the pious prince, who venerates the gods, to make justice prevail in the land, to abolish the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, to rise like the sun-god Shamash himself associated with dispensing justice over all humankind to illuminate the land.3

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

And him we begat of our fancy, giving him the bearded sun-god for father, and nursing him by the stars of the bear.

Chapter 21 2010

At that time, the gods Anu and Enlil, for the enhancement of the well-being of the people, named me by my name Hammurabi, the pious prince, who venerates the gods, to make justice prevail in the land, to abolish the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, to rise like the sun-god Shamash himself associated with dispensing justice over all humankind to illuminate the land.3

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

"And Ra was a sun-god in Egypt in the long ago," Pool interrupted with a sparkle of interest.

THE BONES OF KAHEKILI 2010

Photography writes with light, and in homage to the Greek sun-god Muybridge called himself Helios; the emblem on the business card attached wings to his camera and made it radiate beams, as if the sun were housed in the dark interior of his "Flying Studio".

Eadweard Muybridge: pioneer photographer 2010

And then there he was, pushing through the door like a sun-god, shaking his hair from his eyes, dressed only in a T-shirt and light cargo pants, his fleece jacket tied loosely around his slender waist.

Tell us we’re home Martina Budhos 2010