Heaven (disambiguation)

Heaven, from Old English heofon, originally "sky", possibly from Proto-Germanic *khemina- from a PIE base *kem-/*kam- "to cover" (cf. Varuna).

In mythology, religion and philosophy:

• Heaven — an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies
• the heavens refers to the sky, in particular the clear (starry) night sky, or the planetary spheres; the plural use is probably from the Ptolemaic theory spheres, but it was also formerly used in the same sense as the singular in Biblical language, translating of Hebrew plural shamayim.

In music:

• Heaven (band) — an obscure heavy metal band from Australia, active in the early 1980s
• Heaven (Ayumi Hamasaki song) — a 2005 single by Ayumi Hamasaki
• Heaven (Bonnie Tyler song) — a 1998 single by Bonnie Tyler
• Heaven (Bryan Adams song) — a 1985 song by Bryan Adams, re-released in 2002 by DJ Sammy and Yanou
• Heaven (Los Lonely Boys song) — a 2004 song by Los Lonely Boys
• Stairway to Heaven — a legendary song by Led Zeppelin

In film:

• Heaven (2002 film) — a 2002 motion picture
• Heaven (1998 film) — a 1998 motion picture
• Heaven (1987 film) — a 1987 documentary by Diane Keaton

In literature:

• Heaven (novel) — a 2004 science fiction novel by Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen

And also:

• Heaven (nightclub) — is a gay nightclub in London, UK

See also

• Hell
• Heaven and Hell