Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in B, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone. Tuba, Timpani, Strings Duration: ca. 5' Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun is a concert overture for large orchestra that was commissioned by Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (ONDIF) from composer Svitlana Azarova. The composition is dedicated to Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The name of this composition was taken from the Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Toruń which bears
Sun goddess of the Earth she is mostly attested in curses, oaths, and purification rituals. The Sun goddess of the Earth was worshipped in various places in the Hittite Empire, such as , A(n)galiya near , Ankuwa, Nerik, and Zippalanda. Her worship is also attested in the land of Kizzuwatna. Sun goddess of the Earth The Sun goddess of the Earth (Hittite: "taknaš UTU", Luwian: tiyamaššiš Tiwaz) was the Hittite goddess of the underworld. Her Hurrian equivalent was and her Sumerian/Akkadian equivalent was Ereshkigal, both of which had a marked influence on the Hittite goddess from an early date. In the Neo-Hittite period, the Hattian