The Greek sun God Helios was embodied in the statue of the Colossus of Rhodes

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The peoples of the world just gave gods name, and also specified their responsibilities. For each determined portion, over which he ruled. God the Supreme, seas and oceans, of nature, of fertility, love, hunting... But there is one different from the others. He has no subordinates, but nevertheless, without him, there would be plants, animals, and people would be sad and not love, would not see the beauty of the world. Is the Sun God, which was present in many pagan cultures. Thanks to him, the day follows night, it gives warmth to the rays of a fire ball, what pleases the people of the entire planet. So how does the imagined Sun God different civilizations?

Egyptian God RA

This God is very revered in Egypt. His cult began to take shape after the unification of the country, significantly displacing existing religious beliefs. The Sun God RA started to gain popularity during the reign of the fourth dynasty of the pharaohs.God of sun They have his name added to it, thus showing the people his power. And RA they have demonstrated thus their preconnect in front of him. The name of the Egyptian deity means "the Sun". The fifth dynasty was marked by the peak of the popularity of this patron of the heavenly bodies. According to legend, the first three of the Pharaoh of this kind were considered sons of the Sun God RA.

Colossus of Rhodes

The Glorious Greek religion could not do without the Sun God. It was Helios, who lived on East ocean in the castle. Every morning the Greek Sun God traveled in a Golden chariot drawn by four horses, and drove across the sky, marking the beginning of the day. In the evening similarly, Helios returned from the Western part of the ocean home to the castle. According to mythology, the Sun God was not able to attend the division of power in the world because of the strong daily employment in heaven, so he got nothing. Greek God of the sun
To soften its position, Helios decided to raise from the bottom of the ocean island, which was named Rodoss in honor of his wife Birth. Once this piece of land tried to grab the commander Demetrius, it [poliorket] it, but Helios managed to talk him out of it, and saved the inhabitants of this territory. They in gratitude to him erected a 36-foot statue made of clay and metal, which was built for 12 years. This monument is one of the seven wonders of the world and called the Colossus of Rhodes. Widely spaced legs he relied on a special stand, covered with metal, between which were free to sail the ships. The statue was visible from afar, but due to the fact that the main material used when the building was clay, and metal was just outside, the Colossus was destroyed by an earthquake in 222 BC.

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