A goddess of this (*) hid in a cave because her brother threw a flayed horse at her loom; that goddess had a brother named Susano'o and was named Amaterasu.
In the Mahabharata, one god of this type is the father of the warrior Karna. Ares turned Alectryon into a rooster because he failed to warn Ares of the arrival of another god of it, which, in Hinduism, is represented by the god Surya. In Norse mythology, Mani is the brother of a goddess of this object who is chased by the wolf Skoll.  A goddess of this (*) hid in a cave because her brother threw a flayed horse at her loom; that goddess had a brother named Susano'o and was named Amaterasu. The Greek god of this handed his chariot to his son Phaeton, who ended up scorching the Earth. For 10 points, name this daytime celestial body ruled by Helios.
In the Mahabharata, one god of this type is the father of the warrior Karna.
Sun god (or solar deity/god; accept answers equivalent in meaning) &lt;BZ&gt;