Sol

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(sŏl, sōl) pronunciation

n.
The sun.

[Middle English, from Latin sōl.]

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Sol

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In Roman religion, the name of two distinct sun gods at Rome. The original Sol, or Sol Indiges, had an annual sacrifice and shrines on the Quirinal and in the Circus Maximus. After the importation of various Syrian sun cults, Elagabalus built a temple to Sol Invictus on the Palatine and attempted to make his worship the principal religion at Rome. Aurelian later reestablished the worship and erected a temple to Sol in the Campus Agrippae. The worship of Sol remained the chief imperial cult until the rise of Christianity.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Sol

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Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. His worship remained an important cult of Rome until the rise of Christianity.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Greek mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios

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