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In Scandinavia, Norse mythology personified death in the shape of Hel, the goddess of death and ruler over the realm of the same name, where she received a portion of the dead. [9] In the times of the Black Plague , Death would often be depicted as an old woman known by the name of Pesta, meaning "plague hag", wearing a black hood.
The Sickness unto Death (Danish: Sygdommen til Døden) is a book written by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in 1849 under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus. A work of Christian existentialism, the book is about Kierkegaard's concept of despair, which he equates with the Christian concept of sin, which he terms "the sin of despair".
The definition of legal death, and its formal documentation in a death certificate, vary according to the jurisdiction. The certification applies to somatic death, corresponding to death of the person, which has varying definitions but most commonly describes a lack of vital signs and brain function. [9]
Death, a cultural personification depicted in some mythologies as wielding a scythe; Grain cradle, for aligning grain stems; Harpe, a Greek or Roman long sickle or scythe which doubled as a weapon; Kama (tool), a Japanese hand scythe used in farming, and martial arts; Khopesh, an Egyptian long sickle or scythe as a weapon
The disease is an inherited blood disorder in which red blood cells become sickle or crescent shaped and can cause strokes, organ damage and early death.
Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death. It is primarily an interdisciplinary study offered as a ...
Star-Telegram questions about the 2019 death of Robert Miller in jail has led to Tarrant County amending the autopsy report, notably to change the manner of death from “natural” to ...
In the town of Katakai, Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, in a place called "Kamakiri-zaka" (鎌切坂 or 蟷螂坂), after a giant mantis that once lived there was crushed to death by heavy snow, it is said that when one falls over on the hill, because of the mantis' curse, one would receive a wound as if one was cut by a sickle, result in ...