![]() Giltinė was shown as an old, ugly, woman with a long blue nose and a poisonous tongue. Lithuanians call death Giltinė, from the word gelti (to sting). In Poland, Death, or Śmierć, has an appearance that is similar to the our modern Grim Reaper, but instead of a black robe, he wears a White robe. Comparable figures also exist in Irish and Welsh stories. In Scottish folklore there was a belief that a mystic black, dark green or white dog known as Cù Sìth took dying souls to the afterlife. ![]() He appeared as a man with a black robe, sometimes carrying a scythe, riding a cart which he collected the dead on it. The Welsh portrayed death as Angeu, and for the Bretons it was Ankou, they were the same one. Though the Latin noun for "death", mors, is of feminine gender, the surviving ancient Roman art is not known to depict Death as a woman. In Ancient Roman mythology, Death was known as Mors, of which was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Thanatos and the Hindu goddess Mara. ![]() They had fangs, talons, and would be dressed in bloody jewels. They were portrayed as evil, they were feeding on the body of the dead, after the soul was escorted to the Hades. Thanatos' sisters, Keres, were the spirits of violent death, they were connected with deaths from battle, disease, accident, and murder. He is the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of Sleep.He is discripted as gentle, he escorts the dead to the Underworld, Hades.Then he hands the dead to Charon, who mans a boat that carries the dead to the underworld, through the river Styx. Death is represented as a male, and life as a female. Death, or Thanatos, is the opposite of Life. He is often shown as a bearded, winged man or a young, winged, boy. In Ancient Greek, the Greeks saw death as good. Indo-European Mythology Ancient Greek Thanatos God of death in the ancient Greek mythology. In other beliefs, the Grim Reaper guides the dead to the next world, without the knowing of the dead. In some beliefs, the Grim Reaper can cause the death of the victim, that created legends that he can be bribed, tricked and make deals to keep the life of someone. It is also given the name " Azrael HaMal'ach HaMavett" ( Hebrew: עזראל המלאך המוות), which appeared in the Bible, or " God-is-Helpful the Angel of Death". In English Death is usually given the name " Smert the Grim Reaper" or " King Samhain of Terrors", and from the 15th century to now, the Grim Reaper is shown as a human skeleton holding a scythe and clothed with a black cloak with a hood. ![]() Depiction of Death as a skeleton carrying a scythe.įather Death is a personificated creature that exists in a lot of societies all over history. ![]()
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