Sometimes in science coincidences do happen. The moon and the Sun are vastly different in size, but by cosmic coincidence (this is one of the only times you can scientifically write “cosmic coincidence”), they appear to be nearly the same size in our sky, which allows for dramatic solar eclipses. For ancient astronomers, that must have been quite confusing and suggestive. It likely led many of them down the wrong path trying to understand if the Sun and moon were related in some way.
