°The chief
solar deity, one of the
Adityas, son of
Kasyapa and one of his wives
Aditi, of
Indra, or of
Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven
chakras.