In Proto-Indo-European mythology , Solntse is not directly attested as a goddess , but feminine in gender .
a characteristic not only supported by the higher number of sun goddesses in subsequent derivations ( feminine Sól , Saule , Sulis , Solntse—not directly attested as a goddess , but feminine in gender — Étaín , Grían , Aimend , Áine , and Catha versus masculine Helios , Surya , Savitr , Usil , and Sol ) ( Hvare-khshaeta is of neutral gender ) , Snow , Justine T. ( June 2002 ) . ``
Proto-Indo-European mythology