Ancient China and the Sun-Eating Dragon dates back to 2136 B.C. The Emperor Chung K’ang executed his astronomers for failing to predict a solar eclipse, while Ancient China might have been able to predict. Which they believed that a dog or dragon was eating the sun.
Vikings believed the sun was being eaten during a solar eclipse. The legend had 2 wolves Hati and Skoll who sought to eat celestial bodies. Skoll sought out to the moon and Hati to the sun. When one sought out its prey the light went out. The vikings would make loud noises to scare off wolves and return the light to the moon and sun. Legends can be found in Hindu mythology, where gods and