Question

why did early people worship sun as God?​

Answer 1

$<b>According to Hindus, the sun's raysare extremely important for the existence of life. ... In one of the Matras of holy text Atharvaveda,Sun is believed to destroy death and disease. Thus, Hindus pray to SunGod in the morning with their face towards east so that the first rays of rising sun fall on their chest.</b>$

Answer 2

The ancient Egyptian god of creation, Amun is also believed to reside inside the sun. So is the Akan creator deity, Nyame and the Dogon deity of creation, Nommo. Also in Egypt, there was a religion that worshipped the sundirectly, and was among the firstmonotheistic religions: Atenism.