word choice: sol
“sol” usually means the Sun in Latin. It was used quite frequently — the 273rd most frequently used word. It was mostly used by Tibullus, Lucretius and Persius. Its meanings vary from the Sun, light, sunshine to poets and days.
Some examples:
spectant in septentrionem et orientem solem . — Julius Caesar, Gallic War
cum sol tellure sub alta est — Ovid, Metamorphoses
Roman Art, Rustic calendar from Campo Marzio. 2nd century