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  2. Thirteen Heavens - Wikipedia

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    Thirteen Heavens: Name Dwellers 1 Ilhuicatl-Meztli; Ilhuicatl-Tlalocan-Meztli; Ilhuicatl-Tlaloc-Meztli; Ilhuicatl-Tlalocan "Sky where the moon moves" Meztli, moon goddess . As lunar phases Tlazolteotl, goddess of lust and illicit affairs, patron of sexual incontinence, adultery, sex, passions, carnality and moral transgressions.

  3. List of Aztec gods and supernatural beings - Wikipedia

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    Tlaloc is associated with fertility and agriculture. Tlaloc pierces the clouds' bellies to make them rain in the first layer of the Thirteen Heavens. [4] Tlāloqueh, gods of rain, weather, and mountains. Tlaloc had also been considered the ruler of this motley group. Chalchiuhtlatonal, god of water who is related to the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue.

  4. Aztec religion - Wikipedia

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    Quetzalcoatl: god of knowledge, monsters, life, and wind, and is the patron of priests and the Aztec elite. He had a hand in creating human life. The planet Venus in Aztec cosmology [18] Mixcoatl: meaning "cloud serpent", god of the heavens and the hunt [16] Huitzilopochtli: god of sun, war, and the patron god of the Mexica of Tenochtitlan [19]

  5. Seven heavens - Wikipedia

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    The number seven appears frequently in Babylonian magical rituals. [13] The seven Jewish and the seven Islamic heavens may have had their origin in Babylonian astronomy. [1] In general, the heavens is not a place for humans in Mesopotamian religion. As Gilgamesh says to his friend Enkidu, in the Epic of Gilgamesh: "Who can go up to the heavens ...

  6. Third Heaven - Wikipedia

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    Islamic tradition also places Azrael, the angel of death, in the Third Heaven. [9] The third heaven is depicted as being constructed of pearl and/or luminous metals. According to Shi'ite sources, the Third Heaven is named Marum (Arabic: ماروم). [13] Sunni sources call the third layer Qaydum and consists of ruby. [14]

  7. Tree of life - Wikipedia

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    Various trees of life are recounted in folklore, culture and fiction, often relating to immortality or fertility.They had their origin in religious symbolism. According to professor Elvyra Usačiovaitė, a "typical" imagery preserved in ancient iconography is that of two symmetrical figures facing each other, with a tree standing in the middle.

  8. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an ...

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    “I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 one song had a 13-second intro,” she told MTV in 2009. “Every time I’ve won an ...

  9. Heaven - Wikipedia

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    Heaven ordained the four seasons, Spring, Autumn, Winter, and Summer, to regulate them. Heaven sent down snow, frost, rain, and dew to grow the five grains and flax and silk that so the people could use and enjoy them. Heaven established the hills and rivers, ravines and valleys, and arranged many things to minister to man's good or bring him evil.