Soldyrkan
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Soldyrkan är en central del i främst polyteistiska religioner där världsbilden byggs upp kring himlakropparna och deras banor. Himlakroppen solen ses inte sällan som den centrala gudomens inkarnation.
Solen dyrkas ofta som den manliga guden, ibland omnämnd som Fader Sol, som tillsammans med Moder Jord bildar en helhet.[källa behövs] Inom exempelvis religionen wicca ställs den manliga Solguden mot Månen som representerar den kvinnliga Gudinnan. I den nordiska mytologin är Sol dock inte manlig, utan en kvinnlig asynja.
I modern tid används ordet soldyrkan ibland skämtsamt om vad den gör som gärna ägnar sig åt att sola sig.
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Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance Amaterasu by Toyokuni III (Kunisada) 1856.png
"Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance" triptych by Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). The goddess Amaterasu-Ōmikami is in the center. Amaterasu became curious how the gods could make merry while the world was plunged into darkness and was told that outside the cave there was a deity more illustrious than she. She peeped out, saw her reflection in the mirror, heard the cocks crow, and was thus drawn out from the cave.
"Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance" triptych by Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). The goddess Amaterasu-Ōmikami is in the center. Amaterasu became curious how the gods could make merry while the world was plunged into darkness and was told that outside the cave there was a deity more illustrious than she. She peeped out, saw her reflection in the mirror, heard the cocks crow, and was thus drawn out from the cave.