Psychopomp

Many sets of religious beliefs have a particular spirit, deity, demon or angel whose responsibility is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife, such as Heaven or Hell. These creatures are called psychopomps, from the Greek word ψυχοπομπóς (psychopompos), literally meaning the 'guide of souls'.

Related Topics:
Religious beliefs - Spirit - Deity - Demon - Angel - Afterlife - Heaven - Hell - Greek

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They were often associated with horses, ravens, dogs, crows, sparrows, harts (that is, male deer), and dolphins.

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Horse - Raven - Dog - Crow - Sparrow - Harts - Dolphin

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• Aztec mythology
• #Xolotl
• Cahuilla mythology
• #Muut
• Celtic mythology
• #Belatu-Cadros (especially Wales)
• #Epona
• #Ogmios
• #Ankou
• Christian mythology
• #Michael the Archangel
• #Saint Peter
• #Azrael
• Egyptian mythology
• #Anubis
• #Neith
• #Horus
• #Set
• #Thoth
• English mythology
• #Waetla
• Etruscan mythology
• #Turms
• Greek mythology
• #Artemis
• #Charon
• #Hermes
• Hindu mythology
• #Agni
• #Pushan
• #Yama
• Inuit mythology
• #Anguta
• #Pinga
• Islamic mythology
• #Nakir and Munkar
• Japanese mythology
• #Shinigami
• Maya mythology
• #Ixtab
• Norse mythology
• #Baldur
• #Odin
• Persian mythology
• #Mithra
• Polynesian mythology
• #Aumakua
• Roman mythology
• #Mercury
• Slavic mythology
• #Volos
• Vodun
• #Guédé
• Zoroastrianism
• #Vohu Mano

Compare Virgil's role in Dante's Inferno.

Related Topics:
Virgil - Dante - Inferno

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