▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁eastern ▁gods ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁Sun . ▁N onn us ▁gives ▁the ▁title ▁Ast ro ch it on ▁' Star cl ad ' ▁to ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles ▁and ▁has ▁his ▁D ion ys us ▁rec ite ▁a ▁h ymn ▁to ▁this ▁Her acles , ▁sal uting ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁son ▁of ▁Time , ▁he ▁who ▁causes ▁the ▁three fold ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Moon , ▁the ▁all - sh ining ▁E ye ▁of ▁the ▁heav ens ". ▁Rain ▁is ▁as cribed ▁to ▁the ▁sh aking ▁from ▁his ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁his ▁bath ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Ocean . ▁His ▁Sun - disk ▁is ▁pra ised ▁as ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁growth ▁in ▁plants . ▁Then , ▁in ▁a ▁clim actic ▁burst ▁of ▁syn cret ism , ▁D ion ys us ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles ▁with ▁Bel us ▁on ▁the ▁Eu phr ates , ▁Am mon ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁A pis ▁by ▁the ▁N ile , ▁Arab ian ▁C ron us , ▁Ass y rian ▁Ze us , ▁ ▁Ser apis , ▁Ze us ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁C ron us , ▁Ph a eth on , ▁M ith ras , ▁Del ph ic ▁Apol lo , ▁G amos ▁' Mar riage ', ▁and ▁Pa e on ▁' He aler '. ▁ ▁The ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles ▁answers ▁by ▁appearing ▁to ▁D ion ys us . ▁There ▁is ▁red ▁light ▁in ▁the ▁fier y ▁eyes ▁of ▁this ▁sh ining ▁god ▁who ▁cloth ed ▁in ▁a