In 501 A.D. the Greek people believed that the moon and sun were actually the eye of a tri-clops. The myth was called “Why It's Light Outside”. In this myth, Zeus was up in the heavens with all of the other gods in including Darphnese, who was a power tri-clops. A tri-clops is a large creature with three eyes known in Greek Mythology.
One day, Zeus decided to create earth and the other 8 planets in order to observe how well he could create such magnificent, beautiful things. He then thought that he would create humans, to look exactly like him and animals so that the people could hunt them and even worship some of them as gods, so that his marvelous planets would have a purpose. The people on earth created their own civilization and lived their lives by farming crops, which in addition to the animals, had been given to them by Zeus. Since there was no light, the constant darkness made it very hard for the people to live.
Seven days after this creation process was completed, the Darphnese angered Zeus, so Zeus banished him from the heavens, sending him to earth to act as a servant to the newly created people. Darphnese noticed that the people's farms could not grow because it was very dark, so he decided to take his third eye and stick it right above the earth so it would shine on the people in order for them to see. After giving up his precious third eye, Darphnese was merely a mortal now, and had to sacrifice his god-like powers. The people could finally see, but the crops still could not grow.
Darphnese begged Zeus to send a lightning bolt everyday to light his eye on fire to make it bright enough so they could finally grow something, anything at all. When Zeus finally gave in to Darphnese and tried it, amazingly it worked and the plants began to grow into miraculous trees and plentiful fruits and vegetables. Then Darphnese asked that at eight o'clock every evening, if Zeus would extinguish the flaming eye so that the people could sleep. Zeus agreed and sent a rain cloud over the eye, and it put out the blazing flames.
After a peaceful, dark night, Darphnese again requested help from Zeus. He asked him to once again light his eye on fire in the morning so the people could see and so they could continue to grow their plants. The people were very grateful to Darphnese for sacrificing his third eye and all of his heavenly powers so that they could see. The eye became the sun in the day and the moon at night, and it has been that way ever since.
Scientific Answer
There are many different things that are wrong with this myth. The Bible clearly states that there is only one God, and that He created the heavens and the earth. Also, that He created us in His own image and that we have higher command over the animals. It is also a common scientific fact that the sun and the moon are two separate things, and that the earth rotates around the sun so different parts of the earth see the sun at different times. And that the moon rotates around the earth, so different parts of the earth see the moon during different time periods.
It is also physically impossible to set the moon on fire because it is not made of gasses so its solid structure will not burst into flames unless it is exploded or it changes into a gas planet, and maybe then it could catch fire. Another thing is that nothing could live in pure darkness, because the plants need sunlight to grow, and humans and animals also need the sunlight to live.
Last, it is common logic that there is no such thing as a tri-clops, because mythical creatures are not real, and even if they were they could not have done such a thing.
