Colossus of Rhodes

There are many theories about the Colossus of Rhodes. One thing is for sure Helios (the Sun God) is the one that stood there. Was he straddling the mouth of port? At this point we just don't have enough information to say yeah or nay. We know that he was made of bronze, and it was melted down for projects that were deemed more valuable at the time. We hope that someday soon we will know much more as research continues.

Temple of Athena at Troy

Here we are with Helios again...he was represented at Troy thousands of years ago. We see him here with four houses galloping through the sky, but tethered by Helios. He drives them with the sun behind him. He wears a crown of the sun around his head.

Babaylonian Sun God Shamash

This is a disk that has the Babylonian Sun God Shamash symbol on it. It has a cross like appearance, or maybe even a star. The radiating arms that are wavy could be construed as solar energy waves. A more abstract thought for people that many thought of as less sophisticated than we are today. It is a fascinating look at the people that were here before we starting using our iphones. (I love history)

Glorious Sun

Here again we find another King that has represented himself as a Sun God. The face of the Sun God does not look so happy...I think it has an aura of melancholy. The rays around the sun have a leaf like look to them. It is beautiful though.

Apollo Ushers in a New Day

Here is Apollo ushering in a new day. His face is the sun, and his Pegasus like horses bring up the sun or himself over the horizon. Notice the rays around his head.

Coat of Arms

This is the Coat of Arms from the original Italian town. Terra Del Sole was a town that was founded buy Cosmio Medici. There is belief that the original town under it was a "Sole" town that the Etruscans founded before the Italians.

There have been many towns throughout history as "Sole" cities. Heliopolis was the city in Ancient Egypt, and throughout history the sun and theme has been utilized.

The sun burns a special place in my heart too, and it is our plan that our little place under the sun will be named Terra Del Sole to honor our Italian ancestors, and preserve our heritage here in the United States.

Louis XIV

Here is another image of Louis XIV depicting himself as a sun king. Here we not only see that he has presented himself as a celestial body, but one in which it almost holy. He has angelic figures turning their little heads because HE is so glorious. WOW! What an EGO!