Fire from heaven kills people

Motif

Fire from heaven kills people.

Marvels. · Extraordinary places and things. · Extraordinary sky and weather phenomena. · view the constellation · filed as F797

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Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary sky and weather phenomena.

Filed beside it

Rising and falling sky. Sky rises and falls at horizon, giving periodic access to the other world Artificial heavens. Placed on pillars of iron. Seven heavens. (1) glass, sun, moon, stars, (2) iron with lake in it, (3) tin with precious stones rolling about (thunder), (4) lead, (5) copper, (6) silver, (7) gold Artificial heavenly bodies Extraordinary cloud Dragon seen in sky

Travels with

Fire from heaven as punishment. (Cf. F797, F962.2.)

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