Who is the sun gods wife?

Chhaya or Chaya (Sanskrit: छाया, romanized: Chāyā, lit. 'shadow' or 'shade') is the Hindu personification and goddess of shadow, and a consort of Surya
Surya
Surya (/ˈsuːrjə/;Sanskrit: सूर्य, IAST: Sūrya) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a means to realise Brahman.
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, the Hindu sun god. She is the shadow-image or reflection of Saranyu
Saranyu
Saraṇyū is the female form of the adjective saraṇyú, meaning "quick, fleet, nimble", used for rivers and wind in the Rigveda (compare also Sarayu). Saranyu has been described as "the swift-speeding storm cloud".
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(Sanjna), the first wife of Surya.
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Who is the daughter of god sun?

Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, cloud goddess.
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Who is the wife of Moon?

Mythology. In Hindu mythology, Rohini is a daughter of King Daksha and Lady Panchajani. She is one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha who married Chandra, the moon god. She is the favourite and chief consort of Chandra.
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How many wives does the sun have?

In other representations, these goddesses are Surya's two wives, Samjna and Chhaya.
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Did the sun and moon have a child?

The Sun and the Moon loved each other. They had a daughter, Grace, whom they loved very much (Grace lives on Earth).
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Who are the 2 wives of sun?

Two females typically flank him, who represent the dawn goddesses named Usha and Pratyusha. The goddesses are shown to be shooting arrows, a symbolism for their initiative to challenge darkness. In other representations, these goddesses are Surya's two wives, Samjna and Chhaya.
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Who is the female sun goddess?

Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven.
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Is the Sun god a woman?

Solar deities are often thought of as male (and lunar deities as being female) but the opposite has also been the case. In Germanic mythology, the Sun is female, and the Moon is male.
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What is the sun god's real name?

By midday the sun-god was again Ra and represented by the sun-disk. At sunset he became Atum, an old man who had completed his life cycle and was ready to disappear to be regenerated for a new day.
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Who is the oldest sun god?

Ra (also given as Re) is the sun god of ancient Egypt. He is one of the oldest deities in the Egyptian pantheon and was later merged with others such as Horus, becoming Ra-Horakhty (the morning sun), Amun (as noonday sun), and Atum (the evening sun) associated with primal life-giving energy.
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Who is the Sun God's son?

Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought of his son, Phaethon, below. To prove to Phaethon that he was truly his father, Helios decided to grant him anything he wanted.
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Who killed Helios?

Zeus struck the boy down with a thunderbolt. Helios was depicted as a handsome, usually beardless, man clothed in purple robes and crowned with the shining aureole of the sun. His sun-chariot was drawn by four, sometimes winged, steeds.
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Who is god of moon?

Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र, romanized: Candra, lit. 'shining' or 'moon'), also known as Soma (Sanskrit: सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions).
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Who is Helios wife?

Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.
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What is the name of Planet sun wife?

Surya was born as the son of Sage Kashyapa and Aditi, and was one of the Adityas. He got married to Sanjana (sometimes called Saranya), the daughter of Vishwakarma.
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Are there two sun gods in Greek mythology?

Helios and Apollo were the two creatures of Greek mythology associated with the son. While Helios was the literal personification of the son, Apollo was the mere god of the sun for a brief period in addition to many other abilities.
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Who is the first human in Sun?

No person has ever walked on the sun. Other than the fact a human would disintegrate if they got near it - it is, as all stars are, a hot ball of gas made up mostly of Hydrogen, and is not solid.
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Was the Sun born a twin?

Our Sun May Have Been Born With a Trouble-Making Twin Called 'Nemesis' A recent model on how stars are formed adds weight to the hypothesis that most – if not all – stars are born in a litter with at least one sibling.
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Why did the Sun kiss the children?

The Sun kept closewatch over the children. But he was overcome with affection for them, andwanted to kiss them goodnight. He forgot the Moon's warning, leaned over thebabies, and they melted beneath him.
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Who did Ra have children with?

Ra's daughter with Nut (his granddaughter) was named Hathor, the goddess of love. Ra had two children Shu, the god of air and Tefnut, the goddess of morning dew. They had two children named Nut, the goddess of the sky and Geb, the god of earth.
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Did Ra and Isis have a child?

When the snake bites Ra, only Isis can save him, but she does this only when Ra reveals his secret name to her. He does this on condition that she reveal it only to her son Horus.
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Who is Horus wife?

In the beginning stages of the ancient Egyptian religion, Horus was believed to be the god of war and the sky, and was married to the goddess Hathor.
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