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Eight Gods are considered as suns. This is because Aryans lived in Arctic regions where there was continuous sunlight for seven and a half months. Aditi, wife of Sage Kashyap, is supposed to be the mother of the eight suns. The eighth son was born unformed and was named Martanda (Mrit=dead, Anda=Egg, therefore dead egg). It is said that humans were created from the body of Martanda.

However, the names of the suns vary in various Hindu sacred literatures. One list mentions the following: Dhatri, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Bhaga, Indra, and Vivaswat. These stories indicate the Aryan geography and astronomy.

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