Myth & folk traditions · Folktale
Bulgae
The dogs sent to seize the sun and moon in a tale explaining eclipses.
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A ruler of a dark land sends dogs to steal light. The sun proves too hot and the moon too cold; their brief bites account for eclipses in the tale.
Legacy
This is an explanation imagined before modern astronomy. Versions differ in their details, but the failed theft of light is central.