The identification Sun = Sabaōth (Σαβαώθ) is very widespread in the exact same Greco-Egyptian syncretic milieu that equated IAŌ with Zeus-Helios-Dionysus. It is not an isolated oddity — it is one of the most common planetary-god equations in late-antique magic, astrology, and mystery-religion texts.

Core Equation in the SourcesSun (Ἥλιος / Helios) = Sabaōth (Lord of Hosts)

Source / Text	Exact Quote or Description	Date
PGM IV.1596–1715 (“Mithras Liturgy”)	The initiate ascends to the Sun-disk and hears the gods shouting “Sabaōth!” as the name of the solar deity.	3rd–4th cent. CE
PGM XIII.760–780 (Eighth Book of Moses)	“The god who sits in the solar boat is called SABAŌTH, the great god who directs the universe.”	4th cent. CE
PGM III.494–610 (prayer to Helios)	“You are the great god SABAŌTH who shines from the east to the west.”	3rd–4th cent. CE
Magical gems & amulets (hundreds survive)	Cock-headed, lion-headed, or radiate solar figures inscribed “SABAŌTH IAŌ ABRAŌTH” — the Sun is explicitly labelled Sabaōth.	2nd–5th cent. CE
Chaldaean Oracles (via Proclus, Psellus)	The Sun is the “intellective fire” ruled by Sabaōth, one of the three supreme cosmic gods (with IAŌ and Adōnai).	2nd cent. CE onward
Marcus the Magician (Valentinian Gnostic)	In his baptismal rites the Sun is invoked as Sabaōth (Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 1.21.3).	2nd cent. CE

Why the Sun Became “Sabaōth”

Reason	Explanation
Biblical phrase “Lord of Hosts” (YHWH Ṣeba’ot)	In the Septuagint, YHWH Ṣeba’ot is translated Κύριος Σαβαώθ. The Jewish God was increasingly seen as a solar deity in Hellenistic Judaism (e.g., Philo, Josephus, and the LXX itself often link God’s glory to the Sun).
Solar theology of the Roman Empire	From the 2nd–4th centuries CE the Sun became the supreme cosmic ruler (Helios Pantokrator → Sol Invictus). The most powerful biblical title available for a supreme god was Sabaōth (“Lord of the cosmic armies / stars”).
Seven planets = seven archangels / planetary rulers	In this system each planet is ruled by one of the great angelic names from Jewish tradition. The Sun, being the most glorious and central, was given the highest military title: Sabaōth (Lord of Hosts).

The Standard Late-Antique Planetary–Divine Name List (very common on amulets and in magical papyri)

Planet	Divine Name Usually Assigned
Saturn	IAŌ or Set-Typhon
Jupiter	SABAŌTH (sometimes) or Bel
Mars	Ares or Adōnai
Sun	SABAŌTH (most common)
Venus	Astarte or Aphrodite
Mercury	Hermes or Michael
Moon	Selene or IAŌ (again)

So in thousands of magical artefacts and texts from Egypt, Asia Minor, and Rome, the Sun is literally labelled “Sabaōth” — the same title the Septuagint uses for YHWH of Hosts.Bottom LineYes — the Sun became “Sabaōth” in exactly the same syncretic Greco-Egyptian-Jewish magical tradition that turned IAŌ into Zeus-Helios-Dionysus.
It was one of the most successful and widespread divine-name re-assignments of late antiquity, lasting from the 2nd century CE until the triumph of Christianity (and even lingering in some medieval grimoires).