Size and distances of the universe

Motif

Size and distances of the universe.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Nature of the universe. · The universe as a whole. · view the constellation · filed as A658

Within the index

Filed under The universe as a whole.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Nine days' fall from heaven to earth; the same from earth to hell Five hundred years travel across universe

Filed beside it

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) Earth under umbrella Primary elements of universe. (Earth, air, fire, water, etc.) World as egg. The two halves are heaven and earth River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds The universe as a whole – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Riddles of heavenly distance. (Cf. A658.)

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