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The '''Missing Sun myth''' is a motif that appears in many ]s from around the world. The myth was probably used to explain any of several natural phenomena, including the disappearance of the ] at night, the shorter days during the winter, or even solar ]s. Most incarnations of the myth involve the disappearance of a ], through ], ] or ].

==Examples of Missing Sun myths==

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*In ], ] passes through ] (the Underworld) every night. ] has to be defeated in the darkness hours for Ra and his Solar Barge to emerge in the east each morning.

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*In ], the Sun Goddess ] is angered by the ] of her brother, ], and hides herself in a cave, plunging the world into darkness.

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*In ], both the gods ] and ] have attributes of a ], and they are doomed to be devoured by wolves (] and ], respectively) at ]. ], the Norse Sun Goddess, will be devoured by the wolf ].

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