Tribal Sun Tattoos - What Do they Mean?

Tribal Sun Tattoos - What Do they Mean?

Tribal Sun Tattoos - What Do they Mean?

In this article I would like to give you some new ideas for your next tattoo, and share with you some of the myths and meanings surrounding the Sun. The Sun has a long symbolic history dating back to cave drawings, there has always been a fascination with this life giving source, and as such, it's easy to understand the sun's popularity as a tattoo design.

Let me give you a few examples of what the sun represented to different cultures over time. For example, the Aztecs believed human sacrifice was required to pacify the Sun God; otherwise, he would not allow the Sun to move across the sky. They were so keen to please him that up to 20,000 people were sacrificed each year, which may explain their eventual downfall.

In Parts of Africa the Sun is considered a supreme being, and the Moon is his daughter. There is a common theme amongst many cultures of the Sun as a male symbol, and the Moon as female; although the early goddesses of Egyptian mythology carried a sun above their heads as a symbol of nobility (as daughters of Ra), and in Germany the Sun is feminine and the Moon is masculine.

A common theme across many cultures is the Sun as a symbol of re-birth. For example, during the Roman Empire there was a festival dedicated to the birth of the Unconquered Sun, as a celebration of the winter solstice. The Sun is often associated with initiation rites where the leader of the tribe is seen as the Sun God.

The journey of the sun across the sky and its descent into the underworld without dying, is seen as a go-between the planes of the living and the dead.

If you have chosen the tribal sun tattoo design as your next tattoo, you have chosen well, as this tattoo design can be incorporated with many themes, or look great on its own.

A good idea for a tribal sun tattoo design is the winged sun, a symbol of power, royalty, and divinity, associated with many ancient cultures such as, Egypt, Persia, South America, and Australia.

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