Apollo and his sister Diana presided respectively over the sun and moon. […] He regulated the day by guiding the chariot of the sun. […] She was the goddess of the morning and sister of the sun and moon. […] Did they not worship the sun? […] As he represented the sun, the Romans recognized in him their god Apollo.

At that moment the sun was overcast, and a noise like distant thunder startled the young girls. […] Think of your mother; can you quit her; and us, your friends; and these pleasant groves, and this bright sun, and the sparkling waters.” […] Lucifer is a name of the planet Venus, when she rises before the sun, and is called the Morning Star. […] He was perhaps the sun, and was sometimes represented driving the chariot of day over the heavens. […] Go to the palace of the sun; the god of day will receive you with tenderness, I am sure; he will comfort you.