Solar eclipses were historically viewed by almost every ancient civilization as horrific omens of impending doom, usually interpreted as a giant sky dragon eating the sun to punish humanity for its collective sins.

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Solar eclipses were historically viewed by almost every ancient civilization as horrific omens of impending doom, usually interpreted as a giant sky dragon eating the sun to punish humanity for its collective sins. Kings would literally hire stand-in rulers to temporarily take the throne during an eclipse just in case the universe decided to assassinate the leader with a sudden plague or military defeat. Thousands of years later, modern astrology lovers actively travel across the country to stand in fields during totality, attempting to harness the exact same cosmic phenomenon that made their ancestors hide in caves and violently repent for existing