A solar deity is a god or goddess who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. The following is a list of solar deities: African Anyanwu, Igbo god believed to dwell in the Sun Magec, Tenerife goddess of the Sun and light Mawu, Dahomey goddess associated with the Sun and the Moon uMvelinqangi, Xhosa and Zulu people's god of the Sun and sky iNyanga, Zulu people, goddess of the Moon Ukhulukhulwanaa star, Zulu people's ancestor who came from the stars. He taught them to build huts and taught them the high laws of isiNtu Egyptian mythology Amun, creator deity sometimes identified as a Sun god Aten, god of the Sun, the visible disc of the Sun Atum, the "finisher of the world" who represents the Sun as it sets Bast, cat goddess associated with the Sun Hathor, mother of Horus and Ra and goddess of the Sun Horus, god of the sky whose right eye was considered to be the Sun and his left the Moon Khepri, god of the rising Sun, creation and renewal of life Ptah, god of craftsmanship, the arts, and fertility, sometimes said to represent the Sun at night Ra, god of the Sun Sekhmet, goddess of war and of the Sun, sometimes also plagues and creator of the desert Sopdu, god of war and the scorching heat of the summer Sun American Aztec mythology Huitzilopochtli, god of the Sun and war Nanahuatzin, god of the Sun Teoyaomicqui, god of lost souls, the Sun, and the sixth hour of the day Tonatiuh, god of the Sun and ruler of the heavens Brazilian mythology Guaraci, god of the Sun (Guarani mythology) Meri, folk hero and god of the Sun Incan mythology Inti, god of the Sun and patron deity of the Inca Empire Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Inuit mythology Akycha, Sun goddess worshiped in Alaska Malina, goddess of the Sun found most commonly in the legends of Greenland Maya mythology Ah Kin, god of the Sun, bringer of doubt, and protector against the evils associated with darkness Hunahpu, one of the Maya Hero Twins; he transformed into the Sun while his brother transformed into the Moon Kinich Ahau, god of the