Sunrise and Its Importance in Mythology

Sunrise in one's life depicts the heralding of a newstory, but this is how the most popular version
beginning. May it be the clock striking midnight togoes. This is from the chapter called "The
mark one's birthday or the day of a specialSystems of the Heavens" by Huai-nan Tzu, with a
occasion, like an anniversary or a wedding. Sunriselittle addition by other scholars of that time. The
brings hope and as a very popular Indian sayingten suns used to bathe in the T'iang Valley where
goes, "Every night is followed by sunrise", whichthe Leaning Mulberry (the tree) stood tall. The nine
means that every period of darkness and troublesuns stayed on its lower branches whilst the
is followed by a sunrise, which will bring a solutiontenth sun resided on its top branch. Another
and a time to celebrate.version goes that in the middle of a great
Sunrise and the Sun Gods have played importantwasteland, there was a mountain called Neih-yao
roles for centuries through the mythologies ofChun-ti, next to which was the Yang Valley. Next
various cultures. The Greek, Chinese, Indians,to the Yang Valley was the Leaning Mulberry,
Egyptians and many more have given the Sunwhich was an old three hundred leagues tall tree
much importance, so let's look at the impact thewith mustard plant leaves. On this tree one sun
Sun has had on mankind for centuries depicting itsarrived, borne by a crow (sometimes three
importance to all.legged) as the other sun left. The whole process
Chinese Mythologyof sunrise to sunset from Yang (sunny) Valley or
The Chinese believed that there were ten SunsYu Yuans's riverbank to Meng Valley covers Nine
and one used to arrive as the other one used toProvinces and Seven halts, depicting times during
leave to bathe. There are many versions of thisthe day.