Who is the goddess of the sun in Norse mythology? Sól is the goddess and personification of the sun in Norse mythology.
Sól appears in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda as the daughter of Mundilfari and sister of Máni, the personified moon. The gods reportedly considered the names given to the exceptionally beautiful siblings boastful, so they placed them in the sky to guide the sun and moon.
In the Prose Edda, Sól drives a chariot drawn by the horses Árvakr and Alsviðr. She is pursued across the heavens by the wolf Sköll, while Máni is pursued by Hati Hróðvitnisson. These celestial chases explain the relentless movement of the heavenly bodies in the mythic cosmos.
Sól is not the same figure as Freyja, although both are important goddesses. At Ragnarök, a wolf is destined to catch Sól, but she will first give birth to a daughter who continues her path after the destruction and renewal of the world.