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• Heavenly bodies as creator's companions. A38
• Creator as ancestor of heaven and earth. A75
• Satan's fall from heaven. A106.2.2
• Mortal translated to heaven and deified. A117.2
• Heaven as God's throne, earth His footstool. A133.2.2
• God builds temple in heaven and brings it later to earth. A141.2
• God's home on heavenly bodies. A151.6
• Heavenly curtain surrounds God's throne. A152.5
• Heavenly throne has Jacob's face engraved on it. A152.8
• God ascends to heaven. A171.0.2
• God descends from heaven. A171.0.3
• Saint goes to heaven every Thursday (each day) and talks with angels. A182.3.0.3.1
• Deity departs for heaven (skies). A192.2.1
• Deity authenticates sacred writings in heaven. A199.6
• God of the upper world. A200
• Witch-woman of upper world. A205
• God of heaven. (Cf. A210.) A211
• Sun-god bitten by snake, leaves earth for heaven. A222
• Deity ruler of lowest heaven. A307
• Demigods descend from heaven. A513.1
• Culture hero returns to upper world. A566
• Culture hero ascends to heaven guided by blind ancestress. A566.2
• Demigod and witch woman of upper world have son. A592.1
• All things created in pairs (heaven and earth, etc.). A610.1
• Creation of heaven, earth, and hell. A610.2
• Universe from parts of creator's body. Ymir makes the world from his members – mountains from bones, cliffs from teeth, heavens from skull, etc. A614
• Spontaneous encroachment of heavens and earth checked by creator. A620.2
• Heaven-mother – earth-father. A625.1
• Heaven and earth originally connected by navel string. Navel string cut. A625.2.1
• Heaven and earth from egg. They are the two halves of an egg shell. Eros escapes as they are separated. A641.1
• Series of upper worlds. A651.1
• Highest of celestial worlds consists of twenty heavens. A651.1.0.1
• Three heavens. A651.1.1
• Four heavens. A651.1.2
• Five heavens. A651.1.3
• Seven heavens. A series of seven upper worlds. A651.1.4
• Eight heavens. A651.1.5
• Nine heavens. A651.1.6
• The nine ranks (orders) of heaven. A651.1.6.1
• Ten heavens. A651.1.7
• Series of upper worlds – miscellaneous. A651.1.8
• Seventeen-storied heaven. A651.1.8.1
• Tree to heaven. A652.1
• Tree to heaven from goddess' necklace which she hangs on branch. A652.1.1
• Tree hanging from sky. A tree hangs upside down in the sky. By its branches men pass back and forth to the upper world. A652.2
• Tree in upper world. A652.3
• World as egg. The two halves are heaven and earth. A655
• Bridge connecting earth and heaven. A657.1
• Heaven and earth touch each other at east, west, and south. A657.2
• Nine days' fall from heaven to earth; the same from earth to hell. A658.1
• Nine nights' riding from heaven (or earth) to hell. A658.1.1
• Nature of the upper world. A660
• Heaven. A blissful upper world. A661
• Gate of heaven. A661.0.1
• Gate of heaven guarded by clap of thunder and mysterious sword. A661.0.1.1
• Doors of heaven guarded by rivers of fire. A661.0.1.1.1
• Veils of fire and ice before chief door of heaven. A661.0.1.1.2
• Saint Peter as porter of heaven. A661.0.1.2
• Archangels Michael and Ariel as porters of two of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.3
• Abersetus as guardian of river of fire at one of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.4
• Virgins with iron rods as guardians of two of the doors in heaven. A661.0.1.5
• Music in heaven. A661.0.2
• Heavenly music caused by four columns under Lord's chair. A661.0.2.1
• Music produced by precious stones in heaven. A661.0.2.2
• Chairs in heaven. A661.0.3
• Cleansing fountain in heaven. A661.0.4
• Bridge of heaven. A661.0.5
• Windows in heaven: sixty-six (seventy-two) windows in the firmament. A661.0.6
• Self-illuminating precious stones in heaven. A661.0.7
• Sweet odor in heaven. A661.0.8
• Heaven surrounded by seven walls. A661.0.9
• Inhabitants of heaven divided into companies. A661.1.1
• Saint sees vision of three cities in heaven: a city of gold, a city of silver, a city of glass. A661.1.2
• Girls dancing in heaven. A661.4
• Upper world (heaven) as a mountain. The sky is the hollowed under side of the mountain. A662
• The plains of heaven. A663
• Ladder to heaven (applied to saint). A666
• Eight (symbolical) steps of the ladder of heaven. A666.1
• Language of heaven. A667
• Nature of the upper world – miscellaneous. A669
• Judges in the upper world. A669.1
• Creation of the heavenly bodies. A700
• Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
• Heavenly bodies vomited up by creator. A700.2
• Heavenly bodies created after the plant world. A700.4
• Celestial bodies attached to a wheel in heaven around which they move. A702.3.1
• Angels arrange course of heavenly bodies. A703
• Two faces of the sun: fire, directed toward earth; hail, directed toward heaven. A733.3
• Heavenly smith is hammering on the moon. A744
• Chariot from heaven takes couple to live with sages in the Great Bear. A761.2
• Stars hung by god in heavens to decorate it. A763.2
• The heavenly lights. A790
• Heavenly lights originate from firmament. A790.1
• Waters of heaven would engulf earth were it not for firmament. A810.2.1
• Ocean the son of Earth and Heaven. A921
• Land thrown down from heaven. A953
• Flood caused by deity stamping on floor of heavens. A1015.3
• Heavens break up at end of world. A1050
• Origin of storms in sixth heaven. A1130.2
• Rain from sea in upper world. A1131.3