Literary notes about sol (AI summary)
The term "sol" serves as a multifaceted symbol in literature, often evoking both the literal brightness of the sun and a broader range of metaphorical meanings. In poetic and dramatic works, it can embody the waning of light or the promise of a new beginning, as when its diminished luster marks change or loss ([1], [2]). In mythological contexts, "sol" is frequently personified as a divine entity, a progenitor whose radiance and power echo through the ages ([3], [4]), while in narrative fiction the name is sometimes attributed to characters whose presence carries both warmth and intensity ([5]). Additionally, its role in linguistic and musical puzzles further underscores the depth with which "sol" has been used to represent creative force and light throughout literary traditions.
- El sol ha perdido su lumbre, con el esplandor que trae esta dama!
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - But he is now gone, the sun of ours set, and yet no night follows, Sol occubuit, nox nulla sequuta est .
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - He was very proud of his children, and had named them after the newly created orbs, Mani (the moon) and Sol (the sun).
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - Sol , the sun-god, father of Phaëthon , iii , 94 .
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero - Dave and Sol-leks, dripping blood from a score of wounds, were fighting bravely side by side.
— from The call of the wild by Jack London
