
The Greeks and Romans also had more than one sun god. In traditional myths from Uganda in Central Africa, the. Hopefully, the two can come together to help steer Amara's destiny, guaranteeing that the deific Creed family continue to dominate the boxing world for another generation. The Egyptians differentiated among the aspects of the sun and had several gods associated with it: Khepri for the rising sun, Atum for the setting sun, and Re for the noontime sun, who rode across the sky in a solar bark. The Hittites of ancient Turkey worshiped Arinna, an important goddess of both the sun and fertility. His mother was also of divine origin, although not as high as her husband she was the daughter of the Sea.

This sets up Artemis as an equal but opposing force to Apollo's explicit legacy, and someone with a lot to teach Amara - little of which her father wants her to learn.Ĭreed: The Next Round is setting up a sibling rivalry for Amara's worldview and attitude to boxing - one in which Adonis is already losing. List of the Sun Goddesses Aditi - a Hindu Goddess from India, keeper of the light that illuminates all life and ensures consciousness. Phaethon was the son of the God of Sun Helios.

As a goddess, Artemis was renowned for her skill at hunting and her wrath, and is a personification of the moon (interesting, given Amara is a sun goddess.) She was also a fierce rival of Apollo - her brother in the original mythology - just as the solicit for Creed: The Next Round #2 describes Artemis as living in the shadow of Apollo Creed. The name Artemis 'the Butcher' Creed is a genius character description, spelling out that Artemis destroys her enemies as a way of life - possessing a "creed" of ruthless violence where opponents aren't equals, but prey.
