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In the late 1800s, the character of Death became known as the Grim Reaper in English literature. The earliest appearance of the name "Grim Reaper" in English is in the 1847 book The Circle of Human Life: [21] [22] [23] All know full well that life cannot last above seventy, or at the most eighty years.
Although lacking the eminent scythe, his portrayal nevertheless resembles the Grim Reaper. [44] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow mentions Azrael in "The Reaper and the Flowers" as an angel of death, but he is not equated with Samael, the angel of death in Jewish lore who appears as a fallen and malevolent angel, instead. [45]
An equivalent of Grim Reaper.(Female)(Mortjet, plural) Vdekja, personification of death. (Female) Balto-Finnic. Tuoni (Finnish mythology, Estonian mythology)
The Grim Reaper is a popular personification of death in Western culture in the form of a hooded skeletal figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scythe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the 14th century, European art connected each of these various physical features to death, though the name "Grim Reaper" and the artistic popularity of all the features ...
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Devotees praying to Santa Muerte in Mexico. Santa Muerte can be translated into English as either "Saint Death" or "Holy Death", although R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D. in Latin American history and professor of Religious studies, believes that the former is a more accurate translation because it "better reveals" her identity as a folk saint.
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Grim (English and Scandinavian) – Tutelary spirits of churches; Grim Reaper (Worldwide) – Death angel often thought to be God's/Satan's assistant; Grindylow – Malevolent water spirit; Grootslang (South Africa) - Large snake often associated with diamonds; Gualichu – Malevolent spirit