Ritual sacrifice was deemed essential for world maintenance and funeral rites ensured.

Ancient names for heaven. Shammuramat f Ancient Assyrian Meaning unknown possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning high heaven. Japanese name composed of the elements ama heaven sky and terasu to shine hence shining over heaven In mythology this is the name of a sun goddess who rules the heavens. It means the time when the sun reaches its highest or lowest excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.

Gift of Apollo Greek name which combines the name Apollo with the Greek word doron gift APOLLON Apóllōn. Means heavenly flower or royal offspring from Hawaiian pua flower offspring and lani heaven sky royal majesty. Tiān 天 is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology philosophy and religion.

Spanish name meaning altar of the sky. Name of Kalākauas boathouse and musical group. The most ancient religious texts the Vedas 15001200 bce depict heaven as the domain of sky gods such as Indra the thunder god.

Fifth heaven Kepharel Judaism. For more heavenly names meaning hope check out the list below. Names that mean hope can come from a lot of different cultures and languages.

Tian associated with the sky was both heaven and a deity who was the supreme power over gods men and nature and the source of order in the universe. During the Shang dynasty 1711th centuries BC the Chinese referred to their supreme god as Shàngdì 上帝 Lord on High or Dì 帝Lord. Names derived from Nature go back to the time before organised religion and continue to maintain their popularity even today.

Watcher Fallen angel Kushiel. Pallas To wield a weapon. Agni the sacrificial fire.