It was also the source of the dazzling appearance of the Sun god.
Detroit took an 11-point lead into halftime, largely on the offensive strength of Mark Aguirre, the former DePaul star who made a dazzling, if lustily booed, appearance.
After their major renovations in 1847-48, the palace - complete with piano nobile, concert hall, Van Loo paintings, and palace church - acquired a dazzling Rococo appearance.
As the expression "trophy wife" indicates, the primary function of trophies is to be ornamental, and that explains their dazzling appearance.
Attired in a golden evening gown, the girl made a dazzling appearance.
Arrows appeared to fly across the stage, shot from the wings on one side to land with a thud in the opposite wall; a white horse made a brief, dazzling appearance, and some exceptionally athletic personal combat with staffs took place on stage.
With all this he was always good-humoured, the darling of the ladies, and enjoyed wonderful good health - really a dazzling appearance.
These qualities and its contrasting thick and thin strokes gave it a dazzling appearance that made it difficult to read.
That casual gesture of affection coupled with his dazzling appearance - the vibrant eyes, the exquisitely proportioned features - entranced me even as the trance induced by Goblin slowly wore away.
I always think of that stunning scene in Fellini's "Amarcord": the town's population waiting in the dark in little rowboats, then the dazzling appearance of the brightly lighted ocean liner.