A solar grimoire of divine fire, ancient rites, and eternal light. Sun Lore of All Ages gathers forgotten myths and rituals that trace the Sun’s influence through the spiritual and cultural history of humankind. ’O Sun, thou art the eye of the Universe. Thou art the soul of all things moving and unmoving.’ —em>Rig Veda, Book X From Egyptian Ra and Persian Mithra to the solar temples of the Incas, this collection reveals the Sun as both life-giver and godhead. William Tyler Olcott explores solar worship in sacred texts, cosmologies, and ceremonies from around the world, illuminating the enduring reverence for the solar cycle, solstices, and equinoxes. This is a history not only of astronomy, but of awe, charting how humanity has read divine meaning into the daily rebirth of light. "This is devoted to mythology, folk lore, sun worship, emblematic and symbolic forms of the sun and to the sun as revealed by science. The same author has issued another volume entitled "Star Lore of All Ages." Both books are valuable. They cover the entire field in a masterly manner."--The Guide to Nature, 1916 A companion volume to 'Star Lore of all Ages' by the same author. It comprises a compilation of the myths, legends, and facts concerning the sun. The literature of the subject is teeming with interest, linked as it is with the life story of mankind in the cradle of the race to the present day, for the solar myth lies at the very foundation of all mythology.--The New York Times, April 25 1914