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| | Shapash, the Phoenician Sun Goddess--Sapas, Shapshu,sun goddess, psychopomp, anat, mavet, mot, ba'al,heat goddess, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | The idea of the Sun as a traveller to the Underworld is known from other cultures such as Egypt, where in their myths the Sun journeys each night through the land of the dead (or the back/dark side of the world) to emerge once more in the East. |
 | | As is to be expected in a very hot land, Shapash the Sun Goddess can be an ambivalent Deity, depending on the time of year, who can either cause the crops to grow with Her gentle warmth or wither from Her excessive heat. |
 | | Perhaps this refers to the summer solstice, when the Sun is at its most powerful and at its most northerly point in its yearly cycle; the word solstice does mean "sun stands still", as it appears to set in the same spot for several days in a row before once more moving towards the south. |
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