The shimmer of the sun’s first light soon breaks into the blazing brightness of the full daytime, then eventually turns more docile as evening draws closer until all that’s left is a peaceful, glowing ball of orange descending along the horizon. And if you’re a fan of Greek mythology, Helios is your man, the one who pulls the sun across the sky by chariot.

Of course, set to music – from the calm of “Morning Sun on the Sails” through the fanfare of “Hymn to the Sun with the Beat of the Mother…