Question #69e63
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"Sun" (or 'sol') is really just a generic name. It may come from the Roman sun god, "Sol".
Explanation:
As viewed and experienced from many ages, histories and cultures, we cannot really claim any ONE name exclusively for the sun. We can only try to "standardize" it for common usage and understanding. So, it could have been "Apollo" or "Helios" just as easily.
The current term comes from the Roman god, "Sol", but that may have been a Syrian import itself, and only became the official "Sun God" of the Romans around 3 B.C.
One group or another may prefer a particular title. That may also confuse the specific name of our sun with the generic description of a sun. Even using the word "sol" or "solar" is just a linguistic sleight-of-hand (tongue?). "Sun" is a old English variation of the Latin sol .
Per the following references, our sun actually doesn't have a real name.
http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-suns-name
https://www.universetoday.com/18701/name-of-the-sun/
