What did people think about the solar system?

Answer 1

In general terms any unusual natural event was seen as a sign from the Gods, or a portent of something that was to happen.

In Norse Mythology the Sun was chased across the sky every day by the Wolf Skoll. Skoll was intent on devouring the Sun and it was believed that Skoll was taking bites out of the Sun during the Eclipse.

Of course the Sun would magically reappear to light the world but the skalds told that at Ragnarok then Skoll would be sated and darkness and ice would cover Midgard.

Answer 2

Different people, from different time periods thought different things about the solar system. Different people today think different things about the solar system. You'll need to be more specific.

Answer 3

The Eclipse Dragon

An interesting theory from China and India is that they believed that a snake attacked the sun during a solar eclipse. They believed that the only way to frighten away the snake was to bang drums, shoot arrows in to the sky and let off fireworks.

Answer 4

In the past, people believed that Earth was the center of the universe and that all celestial bodies, including the Sun, revolved around it. This model was known as the geocentric model and was widely accepted until the Renaissance when the heliocentric model, which places the Sun at the center of the solar system, gained prominence thanks to scientists like Copernicus and Galileo.

Answer 5

Opinions of the reality of natural phenomena are irrelevant.

Many would think they are a stunning sight, others that they are just a manifestation of celestial mechanics.