Existence as it is explained by [[religion]]. The cosmos has a structure (a cosmography) and a narrative of creation (cosmogony). All of this is cosmology. ## Keep in mind > "...it is too much to expect that an ancient poetic tradition like the Avesta would show theological consistency in matters of comosology." {[[malandra2003]]:274} ## Topics [[cosmic-order]] ## Relative to [[time]] [[creation-cosmogony]] [[eschatology-era]] ## By Branch [[cosmos-cosmography]] [[pie-culture]] --- The cosmos has a structure ([[space]]). It contains objects (ex. sun, moon, etc) and [[beings]]. These beings can be subject to [[time]] (or eternal), and can be abstract personifications of things, even physical things. For instance, there is a feminine being that is sometimes linked with the acis mundi and trans-functinonal social order. ## Tripartite View [[worlds]] [[time]] cosmogony, cycles, life/death, This page is for the cosmos of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. It's a complex topic with multiple aspects. For example, each world has a corresponding sky, time, and deity. But it generally follows a tripartite formation: ``` World Sky Time Deity Function Beings Upper Bright Day (diurnal) Sky Father 1 Gods Middle Red Dawn/Dusk (liminal) Dawn Goddess 2 Mortals Lower Dark Night (nocturnal) Night Sky God 3 Ancestors ``` - [[time-of-day]] - [[space]] worlds, cosmography, beings, etc - Deity: [[sky-gods]] - [[functions]] - [[sky-color]] The [[world]] is associated with the [[bright-sky]] (dinural) [[daytime]], [[day-sky-father]], and [[first-function-sovereignty]]. The middle Earth/Land is associated with the [[red-sky]], liminal periods of [[dawn]] & [[dusk]], and the [[second-function]]. The lower world is associated with the [[dark-sky]] noctural [[night]], [[night-sky-father]], and the [[third-function]]. So far we've talked about time only insofar as "time-of-day". But if we bright human mortality into the picture: our [[life]]time is associated with the middle world. The [[otherworld]] is linked to both the upper and lower worlds, and has both bright and dark forms. ## Misc [[p-tate1982]] [[y-berezkin2016b]] [[kaliff2005]] [[kaliff2007]] [[bonewitsIDK]] [[time]] [[cosmic-order]] [[fate]] [[order]] [[stars-astro-constellations-planets]] [[colors]] ## External Links [Wikipedia: PIE Myth: Cosmology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European-mythology#Cosmology) [[rolinson2019-12-2]] [[rolinson2019-12-24]]