Most definitely....I'm sure it filled them with awe. Now, can you imagine how they viewed the sun's power if/when some looked up at the sun during an eclipse and it blinded them? Something they could otherwise look at for a short period of time and not be blinded? What to think, as a primative person? Well, the sun is not only a "constant," it has "powers" beyond warmth, and light, and if they understood, growth for plants......wow...it can blind you, too.