dangaus

Dangaus is a term used in speculative fiction and modern mythmaking to denote a dual-layer concept of the sky. The word is typically treated as a compound meaning “double sky” and is employed to describe a cosmology in which the heavens consist of two distinct realms: a near sky, the visible atmosphere and celestial bodies, and a distant, metaphysical sky that lies beyond ordinary perception. In many works, dangaus functions as a boundary or barrier separating the mortal world from the divine or primordial realms; it may be imagined as a physical sheet, a veil, or a rotating dome that can obscure or reveal the heavens.

In narrative use, dangaus often appears in creation myths, seasonal cycles, and rites of passage. Characters may ascend, descend, or traverse the dangaus to contact deities, spirits, or ancestors. The concept is sometimes tied to celestial events such as equinoxes or eclipses, which are viewed as gateways between the two skies. The term has been employed across literary genres and in role-playing games, where it provides a flexible framework for worldbuilding and symbolic exploration of knowledge, power, and human limits.

Scholarly or encyclopedic discussions treat dangaus as a fictional topos rather than a historic belief, noting its function as a narrative and symbolic space. Related concepts include the sky, heavens, cosmology, and mythology.