Mythological bridges

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thumb|The god Heimdallr stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing his horn (1905) by [[Emil Doepler.]] In Norse mythology, Bifröst (; modern Icelandic: Bifröst; from Old Norse: ), also called Bilröst and often anglicized as Bifrost, is a burning bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; as Bifröst in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and in the poetry of skalds. Both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda also

thumb|Image from a from India, created around 1610-1630, depicting the Last Judgement, on the top with a trumpet, a below with a torch, the ( and ) waiting to pass the Bridge to the afterlife with sinners falling off into hell filled with snakes, and the souls of the believers above in heaven. alt=|thumb|upright=1.35|Diagram of () on the Day of Judgment. () is the line across of (, the dark grey circle). Also shown are the (), pulpits for the righteous (), seven rows of angels, [[Gabriel (), (the Barrier), the Pond of Abundance (, a blue circle), (; where the prophet Muhammad will stand to int

Zoroastrian mythological location

thumb | right | alt=Gjallarbrui. Illustration by Gerhard Munthe, 1904. | Gjallarbrui. Illustration by Gerhard Munthe, 1904. In Norse mythology, Gjallarbrú (lit. "bridge of Gjöll") is a bridge that crosses the river Gjöll, serving as the passage to reach Hel.