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Our bright, beautiful, powerful light and heat-giving Sun has provided the inspiration for countless heroes, leaders and gods. The mythical English King Arthur is one of these, along with his father, Uther Pendragon, and the sorcerer, Merlin.
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Alexander, R. (2015). Solar Heroes and Sun Gods. In: Myths, Symbols and Legends of Solar System Bodies. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, vol 177. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7067-0_1
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