Rex 2019 parade: Visions of the Sun

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Also known as the “torch dragon,” Zhulong is the giant solar dragon of Chinese mythology. When Zhulong opens his eyes there is daylight; night arrives when they close.

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The Hawaiian god Maui, who made a rope from his sister’s hair, roped the sun and held it until the sun agreed to make each day longer.

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Often depicted with the head of a falcon, with the solar disc on his head, Ra was the Egyptian god of the sun.

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Phaeton and Cygnus float in Rex, illustrating a Greek myth involving a god who was turned into a swan.

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Rex float depicting a solar eclipse.

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The ancient Greek god of the sun, Helios is often portrayed in his chariot, pulled across the sky by a powerful team of winged horses.

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The Hou-Yi float in Rex. Ten suns threatened the world. The great archer Hou-Yi saved the world by climbing Mt. K’un Lun and shooting down nine of the suns with his magic arrows.

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The "Golden Apples of the Sun" float depicts the last line of the 1899 poem “The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats.

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Saule is one of the most powerful deities in Baltic mythology. She is the goddess of the sun and one of the most powerful deities.

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In Hindu mythology the course of the sun across the sky is compared to the flight of a bird. The bird-like incarnation of the great god, Vishnu, is Garuda.

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This Old Testament story describes the battle between Joshua’s Israelites and the armies of the Amorites. Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, giving his army time to win the battle.

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Louis XIV, the great Sun King or Roi Soleil, ruled France from his extravagantly gilded palaces from 1643 until his death in 1715.

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The Boeuf Gras (“the fattened ox”) represents one of the oldest traditions and images of Mardi Gras, symbolizing the great feast on the day before Lent begins.

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His Majesty's Bandwagon - This year the float's sound system has been upgraded and NOCCA music students and alumni will perform on it during the parade.

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The Butterfly King float, based on the invitation to the 1882 Rex ball. Butterflies have long been used to describe the ephemeral nature of Carnival.

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Reminiscent of a grand Viking ship, and complete with Royal Gryphon, the Royal Barge is one of Rex’s iconic permanent floats.

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Rex 2019 parade: Visions of the Sun

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