Surya

Surya is the Sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a means to realise Brahman. Other names of Surya in ancient Indian literature include Aditya, Arka, Bhanu, Savitr, Pushan, Ravi, Martanda, Mitra, Bhaskara, Prabhakara, Kathiravan, and Vivasvan.

Quotes

 * Spreading thy web with mightiest Steeds thou comest, rending apart, thou God, the black-hued mantle. The rays of Sūrya tremulously shining sink, like a hide, the darkness in the waters.
 * Rigveda 4.13.4, Griffith
 * Variant translations:
 * “You arrive with thy best draught horses, changing the thread, uncovering the black cloth, O God. The beams of Surya have  shaken the darkness like a skin ( and did ) sink it into the waters.”
 * in: Visva-bharati Annals,new Series 3. Maria Schetelich THE PROBLEM OF THE ‘‘DARK SKIN” (KRSNA TVAC) IN THE RGVEDA