mortal realm

Where humans live

The mortal realm is the world of living, finite beings—earth as distinct from heaven, hell, or other supernatural domains.

The phrase appears in fantasy, mythology, and religious contexts to contrast ordinary human existence with divine or eternal planes: The gods rarely intervene in the mortal realm.

It carries a slightly elevated, literary tone.

earthlyOf this world
humanHomo sapiens individual
fleshSoft body matter
flesh and bloodOne's close relatives
deathCessation of life

finite · borrowed time · temporal · mundane · world · vale of tears · living · corporeal · transient · here today · existence · life · dust · dust to dust · ephemeral · perishable · physical · worldly

Categories

mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
realmskingdom, domain, Heaven, Hades, Nirvana
worldsearth, planet, kingdom, dimension, universe
cosmologybig bang, Big Bang, big bang theory, universe, dark matter
creation mythscosmogony, theogony, world egg, creation, primordial

Opposites

spiritual/divine existence

mortal realmdivine realm

Domain of gods

afterlife · heaven · heavenly realm · celestial realm · spiritual realm

cosmological domains

mortal realmdivine realm

Domain of gods

Mount Olympus · Asgard · underworld · Hades · Sheol

divine/supernatural domain

mortal realmdivine realm

Domain of gods

celestial realm · heavenly realm · ethereal plane · Olympus · Asgard

Family

mortal, realm, mortality, immortal, immortality, mortally, mortals, realms, mortify

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