Learn English – What are differences between the words ‘attribute’ ‘property’ ‘quality’

With respect to English, there is a classification that describes a group of words for which the origin is false, but it is the origin of the word, and not the validity of its concept.

Pseudoetymological words have origins other than what is commonly thought or understood. For example, the idiom of "egging someone on" is commonly believed to have originated with someone with a bone to pick and eggs to throw, thus the encouragement originated from a desire to avoid being pelted with (possibly rotten) eggs. However, it's most likely a word handed down from Norse or Irish roots that means "to incite" that gained acceptance.

But back to your question, while the Earth does revolve around the sun and spin on its axis to create what we call "days," does this make it any less valid that the sun rises and sets with respect to the horizon?

Yes, they are. The two words may have different connotations, since metaphor sometimes can refer to phrases like a sea of troubles specifically (as opposed to organized chaos, an example of oxymoron, or cheeks like roses, an example of simile), but figurative and metaphorical are generally interchangeable.