Conceptions of Heaven
15 entries in the Conceptions of Heaven compendium.
ŌmeyōcānHighest Aztec heaven, home of the dual creator god.Heaven in ChristianityHeaven is the abode of God, angels, and the righteous dead.Degrees of gloryThree kingdoms of glory in Mormon heaven.Garden of the gods (Sumerian paradise)An ancient Sumerian paradise of the immortals.HyperuranionPlatonic realm of Forms beyond heaven, visible only to the mind.IriySlavic otherworld of souls and birds, linked to spring.NeorxnawangOld English term for paradise, possibly from Germanic mythology.ỌrunCelestial afterworld and origin of souls in Yoruba belief.PialrâlA heaven for extraordinary achievers, not the righteous.SvargaCelestial abode of the devas in Hindu cosmology.TamoanchanA Mesoamerican paradise where gods created the first humans.VaikunthaThe eternal heavenly realm of Vishnu and Lakshmi.VingólfA Norse hall for goddesses and the righteous dead.World of LightThe primeval, transcendental realm in Mandaeism.Yvy marã e'ỹGuarani paradise without hunger, war, or disease.
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