Vec\u0101k\u0101 gaismas kulta diev\u012bba ir debesis. Atbilst debess, visuma un v\u012bri\u0161\u0137\u0101 sp\u0113ka z\u012bmei – trijst\u016brim. Parasti trijst\u016bris vai k\u0101sis ar virsotni uz aug\u0161u. \u0160o z\u012bmi novietojot vertik\u0101li plakn\u0113, smaile nor\u0101d\u012bs uz debes\u012bm. Apz\u012bm\u0113 debesu jumu, v\u012bri\u0161\u0137o sp\u0113ku, gaismu, tiek\u0161anos uz aug\u0161u. Latvie\u0161u mitolo\u0123ij\u0101 par vec\u0101ko gaismas kulta diev\u012bbu uzskata debesis. Debess ir sf\u0113ra, kur\u0101 uzturas galvenais valdo\u0161ais sp\u0113ks Dievs, t\u0101p\u0113c vi\u0146a grafiskais simbols atbilst debess simboliskam att\u0113lojumam.
\nAr\u012b valodnieki uzskata, ka s\u0101kotn\u0113ji v\u0101rds “Dievs” ir noz\u012bm\u0113jis to pa\u0161u ko “debesis”. Dieva z\u012bmi parasti iegrieza uz sadz\u012bv\u0113 izmantojam\u0101m liet\u0101m. Visvienk\u0101r\u0161\u0101kaj\u0101 veid\u0101 \u0161\u012b z\u012bme par\u0101d\u0101s k\u0101 vien\u0101ds\u0101nu trijst\u016bris ar 90\u00b0 le\u0146\u0137i aug\u0161\u0101, kas izskat\u0101 l\u012bdz\u012bga jumtam un simboliz\u0113 debesis k\u0101 pasaules jumtu. Atbilsto\u0161i \u0161ai z\u012bmei m\u016bsu sen\u010di veidoja savu m\u0101ju jumtus un t\u0101d\u0113j\u0101di dz\u012bvoja zem Dieva z\u012bmes.
\nPla\u0161i paz\u012bstams Dieva z\u012bmes veids ir tradicion\u0101lais trijst\u016bris ar vienu apl\u012bti (ts. Dieva acs) vai trim apl\u012b\u0161iem virsotn\u0113. Z\u012bme sastopama sazarota vai apvienota ar Austras koku un zemes z\u012bm\u0113m ( M\u0101ras z\u012bmi).
\n\u0160ai z\u012bmei ir \u013coti liela simbolisk\u0101 j\u0113ga, t\u0101 piesaista dievi\u0161\u0137os un rado\u0161os sp\u0113kus. M\u016bsu sen\u010di pret Dievu vienm\u0113r ir iztur\u0113ju\u0161ies ar lielu godbij\u012bbu.<\/p>\n