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According to legend, the sight or sound of the coach is the harbinger of death. It warns of imminent death to either oneself or to a close relative. [1] In Ireland in particular the death coach is seen as a signifier of the inevitability of death, as the belief goes once it has come to Earth it can never return empty. [2]
The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth , is central to the human experience.
Zaius gave Colonel Taylor the same warning, and instructed Dr. Cornelius to read from the sacred scrolls that man was the harbinger of death. Like Taylor, Starbuck was a human astronaut and military officer exploring a post-apocalyptic Earth.
Damien might be the original "Creepy Kid" that now seems to permeate most horror films, but Harvey Spencer Stephens' blank-faced portrayal of Damien, the Antichrist and harbinger of death and ...
She is a harbinger of death. “She isn’t human. You could say she is the executor of fate or karma,” Carla Gugino told Netflix of her character.
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 aye-aye is often viewed as a harbinger of evil and death and killed on sight. Others believe, if one points its narrowest finger at someone, they are marked for death. Some say that the appearance of an aye-aye in a village predicts the death of a villager, and the only way to prevent this is to kill it.
The eerie parade is led by a living person carrying a cross and a cauldron of holy water, who is cursed to walk until another unfortunate soul takes their place. The Santa Compaña is often seen as a harbinger of death or misfortune, visiting homes where someone is soon to die. Those who witness the procession are advised not to look directly ...