Sun
Manus · numen · Manus traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
The Sun stands as the daylight counterpart to the Moon in Admiralty celestial mythology, the two most often related as siblings. The recorded tales treat the pair as the governing lights of day and night; the Sun's individual mythology is thinly documented, and sources differ on its sex and on the details of its origin, reflecting the limited elaboration of celestial cosmogony in the ghost-focused religion of the Manus.
Domains
- celestial order
Powers
- light the day
Relations
- sibling: MoonPaired with the Moon as sibling in Admiralty celestial myth.R. B. Dixon, Oceanic Mythology (1916); Hans Nevermann, Admiralitats-Inseln (1934) (secondary)
Sources
- The Sun is a personified celestial body in Admiralty mythology, commonly related to the Moon as a sibling.: R. B. Dixon, Oceanic Mythology (The Mythology of All Races IX, 1916) (secondary); Hans Nevermann, Admiralitats-Inseln (1934) (primary)