Sol

Roman sun god, counterpart of Helios, later worshipped as Sol Invictus.

Parentage

• father: HyperionThe transmitted Latin genealogy; Greek parentage is not substituted.Hyginus, Fabulae, Preface (primary)
• mother: AethraThe transmitted Latin genealogy; Greek parentage is not substituted.Hyginus, Fabulae, Preface (primary)

Children

• Phaethon

Domains

• sun

Powers

• Drives the radiant chariot that makes the day

Epithets

• Invictus latin · Invictus · cultThe Unconquered; the imperial Sun-god promoted under AurelianCIL VI 1778; Hist. Aug. Aurel. 25, 35; coin legends SOLI INVICTO COMITI (primary)
• Indiges latin · Indiges · cultNative/indigenous; the archaic Roman Sol of the old state calendarQuint. Inst. 1.7.12; CIL I² p. 324 (Soli Indigeti) (primary)
• Sol Invictus Latin · Sol Invictus · cultthe Unconquered SunImperial coinage and inscriptions from Aurelian (274 CE) (primary)
• Sol Indiges Latin · Sol Indiges · cultthe Native/Indigenous SunRoman calendar (Fasti); cult on the Quirinal (primary)

Relations

• father: HyperionThe transmitted Latin genealogy; Greek parentage is not substituted.Hyginus, Fabulae, Preface (primary)
• mother: AethraThe transmitted Latin genealogy; Greek parentage is not substituted.Hyginus, Fabulae, Preface (primary)

Sources

• existence: Varro, De Lingua Latina 5.68 (primary)