Death

Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism or the state of the organism after that event. In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death.

Personification of death

Main article: Death (personification)

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Death is also a mythological figure who has existed in popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. The traditional Western image of Death, known as the Grim Reaper, is employed on a tarot card and in various television shows and films. Some examples:

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Death - Mythological - Grim Reaper - Tarot - Television - Film

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• Death is a major character in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
• An unusual personification of Death appears in Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels.
• In Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, a knight plays a game of chess against Death.
• Death is also portrayed as a Grim Reaper-esque character in shows such as Family Guy
• In the film, Meet Joe Black, a remake of Death Takes a Holiday, Death inhabits the body of a young man to experience life firsthand.
• In the film, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Death is the bassist for Wyld Stallyns.
• In the TV series Dead Like Me, the main characters are all Grim Reapers as part of a post-life bureaucracy.
• The series Touched by an Angel featured the Angel of Death as a regular character, depicted as a kindly, soft-spoken man in his mid-30s.