Many have incorporated a

god In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

into their

mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narra ...

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

. As death, along with

birth Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the f ...

, is among the major parts of human life, these deities may often be one of the most important deities of a religion. In some religions in which a single powerful deity is the object of worship, the death deity is an antagonist against whom the primary deity struggles. The related term death worship has most often been used as a derogatory term to accuse certain groups of morally abhorrent practices which set no value on human life. In monotheistic religions, death is commonly personified by an angel or demon instead of a deity.

Occurrence

polytheistic Polytheism is the belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religious sects and rituals. Polytheism is a type of theism. Within theism, it contrasts with monotheism, the ...

religions which have a complex system of deities governing various natural phenomena and aspects of human life, it is common to have a deity who is assigned the function of presiding over death. This deity may actually take the life of humans or, more commonly, simply rule over the afterlife in that particular belief system (a single religion may have separate deities performing both tasks). The deity in question may be good, evil, or neutral and simply doing their job, in sharp contrast to a lot of modern portrayals of death deities as all being inherently evil just because death is feared. Hades from Greek mythology is an especially common target. The inclusion of such a "departmental" deity of death in a religion's pantheon is not necessarily the same thing as the glorification of death. A death deity has a good chance of being either male or female, unlike some functions that seem to steer towards one gender in particular, such as fertility and earth deities being female and storm deities being male. A single religion/mythology may have death gods of more than one gender existing at the same time and they may be envisioned as a married couple ruling over the afterlife together, as with the Aztecs, Greeks, and Romans. In monotheistic religions, the one god governs both life and death (as well as everything else). However, in practice this manifests in different rituals and traditions and varies according to a number of factors including geography, politics, traditions, and the influence of other religions.

Africa and the Middle East

Sub-Sahara Africa

Igbo

* Ala (

Igbo mythology Ọdinani (), also ''Omenala'', ''Omenana'', ''Odinana'' or ''Ọmenani'', are the traditional cultural beliefs and practices of the Igbo people of south east Nigeria.Afulezy, Uj"On Odinani, the Igbo Religion", ''Niger Delta Congress'', Niger ...

) *

Ogbunabali Ogbunabali ( ig, Ogbúnàbàlị̀, lit= ekills at night) is the traditional Igbo death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night, these usually being criminals or tho ...

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)

Yoruba

* Eshu ( Yoruba religion) *

Iku (god) Iku or IKU may refer to: Languages * Iku language (ISO 639: ikv), a Plateau language of Nigeria * Arhuaco language (ISO 639: arh), also known as Ikʉ, a Chibchan language of Colombia * Inuktitut (ISO 639: iku), an Inuit language of Canada Other ...

( Yoruba religion)

Akan

* Owuo, Akan God of Death and Destruction. Name literally means death in the Akan language *

Asase Yaa Asase Ya/Afua (or Asase Yaa, Asaase Yaa, Asaase Afua, Asaase Efua) is the goddess of fertility, love, procreation, peace, truth and the dry and lush earth of the Akan of Ghana and Ivory Coast. She is also Mother of the Dead known as Mother Earth ...

, one half of an Akan Goddess of the barren places on Earth, Truth and is Mother of the Dead *

Amokye In Ashanti people#Religion, the religious traditions of the Akan people and the Ashanti people of Ghana, Amokye is the woman who guards the entrance to the other world, which is called 'Asamando' (the Land of the Dead). She is the woman who welcome ...

Psychopomp Psychopomps (from the Greek word , , literally meaning the 'guide of souls') are supernatural creatures, spirits, entities, angels, demons or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afte ...

Akan religion Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred to as Akom (from the Twi word ''akom'', meaning "prophecy"). Although most Akan people have i ...

who fishes the souls of the dead from the river leading to Asamando, the Akan underworld

Afroasiatic Middle East

Canaanite

* Mot

Egyptian

* Aker (

Egyptian mythology Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient Egyp ...

) *

Andjety Andjety (meaning "He of Andjet") is a local ancient Egyptian deity of the ninth nome, centered at Andjet, which was known as Busiris to the Greeks. This deity is also known by the alternative names Anezti ''or'' Anedjti. Andjety is considered on ...

, an old Egyptian god *

Anubis Anubis (; grc, Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian () is the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depict ...

, guardian of the dead, mummification, and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion *

Aqen Aqen was a rarely mentioned ancient Egyptian deity of the underworld. He is first mentioned in the famous Book of the Dead. There, he guided the sun god Ra as the "protector of Ra's celestial bark" by "bringing the ''shenw''-ring to his majest ...

, a rarely mentioned deity in the Book of the Dead * Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus * Hapi, one of the four sons of Horus * Imset, one of the four sons of Horus * Kherty Egyptian earth god * Medjed, an unusual looking god mentioned in the Book of the Dead * Nephthys(NebetHuet), Anubis' mother; sister of Osiris and Isis (Aset); also a guardian of the dead. She was believed to also escort dead souls to Osiris. *

Osiris Osiris (, from Egyptian ''wsjr'', cop, ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲉ , ; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎𐤓, romanized: ʾsr) is the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion. He wa ...

, lord of the Underworld * Qebehsenuef, one of the four sons of Horus *

Seker Seker (; also spelled Sokar, and in Greek, Sokaris or Socharis) is a falcon god of the Memphite necropolis in the Ancient Egyptian religion. Name Although the meaning of his name remains uncertain, the Egyptians in the Pyramid Texts linked his ...

, a falcon god of the Memphite necropolis who was known as a patron of the living, as well as a god of the dead. He is known to be closely tied to Osiris. *

Serapis Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian deity. The cult of Serapis was promoted during the third century BC on the orders of Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in his r ...

, Graeco-Egyptian syncretistic deity, combining elements of

, the Apis Bull, Hades, Demeter, and

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Roma ...

. Also, patron of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

Mesopotamian

* Ereshkigal ( Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology),"The counterpart to these deities of sky, air, water, and earth was the underworld, the realm of the dead, originally seen as ruled by the powerful Goddess Ereshkigal." Ruether, Rosemary Radford. ''Goddesses and the Divine Feminine: A Western Religious History''. Berkeley: University of California Press. "After consulting his mistress Ereshkigal, the queen of the Nether World, he admits Ishtar" Kramer, "Ishtar in the Nether World According to a New Sumerian Text" ''Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research''. 1940
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is unlikely to be universally available. first lady of the Underworld * Namtar ( Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology), Ereshkigal's '' sukkal''. * Nergal ( Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology), second lord of the Underworld * Inshushinak (Elamite mythology; also present in the Mesopotamian An-Anum god list.) * Nungal ( Babylonian mythology), daughter of Ereshkigal * Erra (god) * Ugur ( Hurrian religion; also a '' sukkal'' of Nergal) * Ninazu *

Ningishzida Ningishzida ( Sumerian: DNIN-G̃IŠ-ZID-DA, possible meaning "Lord f theGood Tree") was a Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld and sometimes war. He was commonly associated with snakes. Like Dumuzi, he was believed to spend a part ...

* Allani *

Enmesharra Enmesharra (Enmešarra, Sumerian: "Lord of all me's") was a Mesopotamian god associated with the underworld. He was regarded as a member of an inactive old generation of deities, and as such was commonly described as a ghost or resident of the ...

, a primordial deity described as "lord of the underworld" * Kanisurra, a goddess whose name is derived from the term "ganzer," referring to the underworld (Mesopotamian) * Shuwala, a goddess of Hurrian origin worshiped in Ur *

Lagamal Lagamal or Lagamar (Akkadian: "no mercy") was a Mesopotamian deity associated chiefly with Dilbat (modern Tell al-Deylam). A female form of Lagamal was worshiped in Terqa on the Euphrates in Upper Mesopotamia. The male Lagamal was also at some ...

, minor underworld deity * Birtum, husband of Manungal

Western Eurasia

European

Albanian

* Djall, symbolizes the devil. (Djaj(plural)) * Mortja, personification of death. An equivalent of

Grim Reaper Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person's soul. Other b ...

.(Female)(Mortjet, plural) * Vdekja, personification of death. (Female)

Balto-Finnic

Tuoni In Finnish mythology, Tuoni () was the god of Tuonela (the underworld), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar Loviatar (, alternative names Loveatar, Lovetar, Lov ...

(

Finnish mythology Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many features shared with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies, ...

Estonian mythology Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology. Information about the pre-Christian and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in eccles ...

)

Balto-Slavic

* Giltinė (

Lithuanian mythology Lithuanian mythology ( lt, Lietuvių mitologija) is the mythology of Lithuanian polytheism, the religion of pre-Christian Lithuanians. Like other Indo-Europeans, ancient Lithuanians maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. ...

) *

Māra Māra is the highest-ranking goddess in Latvian mythology, Mother Earth, a feminine counterpart to Dievs. She takes spirits after death. She may be thought as the alternate side of Dievs (like in Yin and Yang). Other Latvian goddesses, somet ...

( Latvian mythology) *

Morana Morana may refer to: * Moraña, a municipality in Galicia, Spain * Morana Dam, an earthfill dam on Morana river near Patan, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India * Marzanna Marzanna (in Polish), Morė (in Lithuanian), Marena (in ...

( Slavic mythology) * Peckols ( Prussian mythology) * Peklenc * Veles * Chernobog ( Slavic mythology)

Basque

*Erio (

Basque mythology The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD. Most of what is known about elements of this original belief system is based on the analysis of ...

)

Celtic

* Ankou ( Breton people) *

Arawn In Welsh mythology, Arawn (; ) was the king of the otherworld realm of Annwn who appears prominently in the first branch of the Mabinogi, and alluded to in the fourth. In later tradition, the role of the king of Annwn was largely attributed to ...

* Cichol *

Crom Cruach Crom Cruach ( sga, Cromm Crúaich ) was a pagan god of pre-Christian Ireland. According to Christian writers, he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. He is also referred to as ''Crom Cróich'', ''C ...

Donn In Irish mythology, Donn ("the dark one", from cel-x-proto, Dhuosnos) is an ancestor of the Gaels and is believed to have been a god of the dead. Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn (the "house of Donn" or "house of the dark one"), where the ...

* Mannanan *

The Morrigan ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

* Scáthach Goddess of the dead

Norse-Germanic

Freyja In Norse paganism, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chario ...

, presides over

Fólkvangr In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr (Old Norse: , "field of the host"Orchard (1997:45). or "people-field" or "army-field"Lindow (2001:118).) is a meadow or field ruled over by the goddess Freyja where half of those that die in combat go upon death, w ...

; chooses half of those who die in battle *

Gefjon In Norse mythology, Gefjon (Old Norse: ; alternatively spelled Gefion, or Gefjun , pronounced without secondary syllable stress) is a goddess associated with ploughing, the Danish island of Zealand, the legendary Swedish king Gylfi, the legendar ...

, a goddess who oversees those who die as virgins * Hel, goddess of the dead and queen of

Helheim Hel (Old Norse: ) is an afterlife location in Norse mythology and paganism. It is ruled over by a being of the same name, Hel. In late Icelandic sources, varying descriptions of Hel are given and various figures are described as being buried ...

, where people who didn't die in battle or drown go after death * OdinKveldulf Gundarsson. (1993, 2005) ''Our Troth''. The dwelling one went to after death varied depending on where one died, at the battlefield or not. If not at the battlefield, one would go to Hel (not to be confused with the Christian Hell). Of the slain at the battlefield, some went to Folkvang, the dwelling of

and some went to

Valhalla In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat e ...

, the dwelling of Odin (see

Grímnismál ''Grímnismál'' (Old Norse: ; 'The Lay of Grímnir') is one of the mythological poems of the ''Poetic Edda''. It is preserved in the Codex Regius manuscript and the AM 748 I 4to fragment. It is spoken through the voice of ''Grímnir'', one of ...

). The ninth hall is Folkvang, where bright Freyja. Decides where the warriors shall sit. Some of the fallen belong to her. And some belong to Odin. presides over

and gets half of those who die in battle; there they train for Ragnarok * Rán, the sea goddess who collects the drowned in her net

Etruscan

Aita Aita (also spelled ''Eita'' in Etruscan inscriptions) is the name of the Etruscan equivalent to the Greek Hades, the god of the underworld. Images Aita is a relatively late addition to the Etruscan pantheon, appearing in iconography and i ...

, god of the underworld *Culga, a female underworld spirit *

Februus Februus is an ancient Italic god of purifications, who was worshipped by both the Romans and Etruscans. He was also worshipped as the god of the underworld by the Etruscans. For them, Februus was also the god of riches (money and gold) and death, ...

, god of purification, death, the underworld, and riches *Mani, spirits of the dead * Mania, goddess of the dead *

Mantus In Etruscan myth and religion, Mantus ( ett, Manth) was a god of the underworld in the Po Valley as described by Servius. Servius, note to ''Aeneid'10.199./ref> A dedication to the god ''manθ'' from the Archaic period was found in a sanctuary ...

, god of the underworld *

Orcus Orcus ( la, Orcus) was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Etruscan and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. In the later tradition, he was conflated with Dis Pater. A ...

, god of the underworld * Tuchulcha, an underworld spirit *

Vanth Vanth is a chthonic figure in Etruscan mythology shown in a variety of forms of funerary art, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi. Vanth is a female demon in the Etruscan underworld that is often accompanied either by additional Vanth fi ...

, winged spirit of the underworld

Greek

* Achlys, goddess who symbolizes the mist of death. Goddess of poisons, personification of misery and sadness. *

Agathodaemon An agathodaemon ( grc, ἀγαθοδαίμων, ) or agathos daemon (, , ) was a spirit (''daemon'') of ancient Greek religion. They were personal or supernatural companion spirits, comparable to the Roman '' genii'', who ensured good luck, fert ...

, sometimes a psychopomp divine spirit *

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label= Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label ...

, god of diseases *

Atropos Atropos (; grc, Ἄτροπος "without turn") or Aisa, in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta. Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as "the Infle ...

, one of the

moirai In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (, also spelled Moirae or Mœræ; grc, Μοῖραι, "lots, destinies, apportioners"), often known in English as the Fates ( la, Fata, Fata, -orum (n)=), were the personifications of fat ...

, who cut the thread of life. * Charon, a

daimon Daimon or Daemon ( Ancient Greek: , "god", "godlike", "power", "fate") originally referred to a lesser deity or guiding spirit such as the daimons of ancient Greek religion and mythology and of later Hellenistic religion and philosophy. The wor ...

who acted as ferryman of the dead. *

Erebus In Greek mythology, Erebus (; grc, Ἔρεβος, Érebos, "deep darkness, shadow".), or Erebos, is the personification of darkness and one of the primordial deities. Hesiod's ''Theogony'' identifies him as one of the first five beings in exis ...

, the primordial god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth * Erinyes, chthonic deities of vengeance * Hades, king of the underworld * Hecate, goddess of witchcraft, she helped Demeter in the search for Persephone and was allowed to live in the Underworld as her magic works best at night *

Hermes Hermes (; grc-gre, wikt:Ἑρμῆς, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travelle ...

, the messenger god who acted as psychopompos *

Hypnos In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; Ancient Greek: means 'sleep') also spelled Hypnus is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis. Pausanias wrote that Hypnos was a dear ...

, personification of sleep, twin of Thanatos, his Roman counterpart is Somnus *

Keres In Greek mythology, the Keres (; Ancient Greek: Κῆρες), singular Ker (; Κήρ), were female death-spirits. They were the goddesses who personified violent death and who were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. Although they were pre ...

, goddesses of violent death, sisters of

Thanatos In Greek mythology, Thanatos (; grc, Θάνατος, pronounced in "Death", from θνῄσκω ''thnēskō'' "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appea ...

Lampad The Lampads or Lampades ( el, Λαμπάδες) are the nymphs of the Underworld in Greek mythology. Mythology Companions of Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft and crossroads, they were a gift from Zeus for Hecate's loyalty in the Titanoma ...

es, torch-bearing underworld nymphs *

Limos Limos (; Ancient Greek: Λιμός means 'starvation'), Roman Fames , is the "sad" goddess or god of starvation, hunger and famine in ancient Greek religion. They were opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Li ...

was the goddess of starvation in ancient Greek religion. She was opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Limos could never meet, and Plutus, the god of wealth and the bounty of rich harvests. *

Macaria Macaria or Makaria ( Greek Μακαρία) is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry both in the ...

, goddess of the blessed death (not to be confused with the daughter of Heracles) *

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

, queen of the underworld; wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth *

, Graeco-Egyptian syncretistic deity, combining elements of

, the Apis Bull, Hades, Demeter, and

. Also, patron of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and

. *

Tartarus In Greek mythology, Tartarus (; grc, , }) is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's ''Gorgias'' (), souls are judg ...

, the darkest, deepest part of the underworld, often used for imprisoning enemies of the Olympians *

, personification of death, Roman counterpart is Mors * Gods of the seven rivers of the underworld: #

Acheron The Acheron (; grc, Ἀχέρων ''Acheron'' or Ἀχερούσιος ''Acherousios''; ell, Αχέροντας ''Acherontas'') is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . Its source is ...

, god of the river Acheron # Alpheus, god of the river Alpheus # Cocytus, god of the river Cocytus # Eridanos, god of the river Eridanos #

Lethe In Greek mythology, Lethe (; Ancient Greek: ''Lḗthē''; , ), also referred to as Lemosyne, was one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades. Also known as the ''Ameles potamos'' (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cav ...

, goddess of the river Lethe #

Phlegethon In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon ( Φλεγέθων, English translation: "flaming") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: "fire-flaming") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, ...

, god of the river Phlegethon # Styx, goddess of the river Styx, a river that formed a boundary between the living and the dead

Roman

* Dea Tacita, goddess of the dead *

Di inferi The ''di inferi'' or ''dii inferi'' (Latin, "the gods below") were a shadowy collective of ancient Roman deities associated with death and the underworld. The epithet ''inferi'' is also given to the mysterious Manes, a collective of ancestral sp ...

, ancient Roman deities associated with death and the Underworld *

Dis Pater Dis, DIS or variants may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Dis'' (album), by Jan Garbarek, 1976 * ''Dís'', a soundtrack album by Jóhann Jóhannsson, 2004 * "Dis", a song by The Gazette from the 2003 album '' Hankou Seimeibun'' * "dis ...

, god of the underworld * Laverna, goddess of thieves, cheats, and the underworld * Lemures, the malevolent dead * Libitina, goddess of funerals and burials * Manes, spirits of the dead * Mania, goddess of death * Mors, personification of death, Greek equivalent is

* Nenia Dea, goddess of funerals *

, punisher of broken oaths; usually folded in with Pluto * Pluto, ruler of the Underworld *

Proserpina Proserpina ( , ) or Proserpine ( ) is an ancient Roman goddess whose iconography, functions and myths are virtually identical to those of Greek Persephone. Proserpina replaced or was combined with the ancient Roman fertility goddess Libera, whose ...

, queen of the underworld * Soranus, underworld

Sabine The Sabines (; lat, Sabini; it, Sabini, all exonyms) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines di ...

god adopted by the Romans * Viduus, god who separated the soul and body after death

Western Asia

Elamite

* Inshushinak

Hindu-Vedic

Chitragupta Chitragupta (Sanskrit: चित्रगुप्त, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu deity assigned with the task of keeping complete records of the actions of human beings and punishing or rewarding them according to their ...

, god of justice after death * Mara *

Yama Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. ...

, god of death and ruler of the afterlife * Dhumavati, goddess of death, misfortune and temporality *

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, god of destruction, time, and the arts

Persian-Zoroastrian

Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu (; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 ''Aŋra Mainiiu'') is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of th ...

or Ahriman, the destructive spirit (

Persian mythology Persian mythology or Iranian mythology ( Persian:اساطیرشناسی ایرانی) is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples, and a genre of Ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the ori ...

) *Asto Vidatu or Astiwihad or Asto-widhatu, death deity (

) Ossetian *Aminon, gatekeeper of the underworld. * Barastyr, ruler of the underworld. *Ishtar-Deela, lord of the underworld in Nakh.

Uralic

*Azyren (

Mari people The Mari ( chm, мари; russian: марийцы, mariytsy) are a Finnic people, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in ...

) * Kalma,

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

goddess of death and decay, her name meaning "the stench of corpses" * Nga (Nenets) *

(

), with his wife and children.

Asia-Pacific / Oceania

Far East Asia

Chinese

Emperor(s) of Youdu (Capital City of the Underworld) * Di Guan Da Di * Dong Yue Da Di * Feng Du Da Di *

Yanluo Wang In Chinese mythology and religion, King Yan () is the god of death and the ruler of Diyu, overseeing the "Ten Kings of Hell" in its capital of Youdu. He is also known as King Yanluo (), a transcription of the Sanskrit for "King Yama" (/, ). K ...

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King Yama Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. ...

) * Meng Po Judges of the Ten Underworld Courts * Jiang Ziwen * Bao Zheng * Dong Ji * Huang Xile The rest only have surnames including Li, Yu, Lu, Bi, Lu and Xue. Four Kings of the Underworld * Bao Zheng * Han Qinhu * Fan Zhongyan * Kou Zhun Ghost Kings of the Five Regions * Cai Yulei * Zhao He * Zhang Heng * Duzi Ren * Zhou Qi Ghost Kings of the Five Regions (Ver.2) * Shen Cha * Yang Yun * Yan Di (Shenlong) * Ji Kang * Immortal Wang Governors of Fengdu * Deng Ai * Ji Ming Imperial Censor of Fengdu * Han Yi * Zeng Yuanshan * Jiao Zhongqing * Ma Zhong * Song Youqing * Guan Yu (note: different from the famous general of three kingdoms) * Wu Lun * Tu Cha Four Generals of the Direct Altar of Fengdu * Ma Sheng * Ma Chuanzhong * Chen Yuanbo * Guo Zhongyou Eight Generals of the Inner Altar of Fengdu * Wei Tin, Ghost Capturing General * Liu Chu, Ghost Restraining General * Wang Jian, Ghost Flailing General * Meng E, Ghost Interrogating General * Che Zi, Guardian of the East Gate * Xia Dali, Guardian of the West Gate * Lie Weizhi, Guardian of the South Gate * Sang Tongguai, Guardian of the North Gate Eight Generals of the Outer Altar of Fengdu * Zhang Yuanlian * Chen Yuanqing * Li Yuande * Fan YuanZhang * Du YuanZhen * Liu Yuanfu * Chang Yuan * Jia Taoyuan Ten Masters of the Underworld * A Bang, Bull Head * Luo Cha, Horse Face * Xie Bi'an, Wondering God of the Day * Fan Wujiu, Wondering God of the Night * Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence) * Bai Wuchang (White Impermanence) * Huangfeng (responsible for insects) * Paowei (responsible for animals) * Yusai (responsible for fishes) * Guaiwang (responsible for Hungry Ghosts) (Note: in some versions, Xie Bi'an and Fanjiu are the Bai Wuchang and Hei Wuchang, respectively.) Four Strongmen of Fengdu * Zhang Yuanzhen, Taiyi Strongman * Hu Wenzhong, Tri-day Strongman * Sun Zhongwu, Demon-smiting Strongman * Tang Bocheng, Ghost-smiting Strongman Two Agents of Fengdu * Xun Gongda, Great God of the Black Sky * Liu Guangzhong, Great God of the Black Fog Wardens of the Nine Prison of Fengdu * Wang Yuanzhen * Zhen Yan * Yao Quan * Shi Tong * Zhou Sheng * Diao Xiao * Kong Sheng * Wu Yan * Wang Tong Administers of the Six Paths of Rebirth of Fengdu * Cao Qing, Administer of the Path of Heaven * Tien Yan, Administer of the Path of Ghosts * Cui Cong, Administer of the Path of Earth * Ji Bie, Administer of the Path of Gods * Chen De, Administer of the Path of Hungry Ghosts * Gao Ren, Administer of the Path of Beasts Judges of Fengdu * Cui (Chief Judge) * Wang Fu * Ban Jian * Zi He * Jia Yuan * Zhao Sheng * Zhang Qi * Yang Tong * Fu Po * Zhu Shun * Li Gong * Xue Zhong * Rong Zhen * Lu Zhongce * Chen Xun * Huang Shou * Zhou Bi * Bian Shen * Cheng De * Liu Bao * Dong Jie * Guo Yuan

Japanese

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, when she died she became queen of the underworld, Yomi, and goddess of the dead. * Enma, god and ruler of the dead in Japanese Buddhism * Shinigami, god of death.

North and Central Asian mythology

* Erlik (

Turkic mythology Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrist and Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social and cultural constructs related to the nomadic and warrior way of life of Turkic and Mongo ...

) *

Xargi Xargi, or Mangi, is the chief ruler of the underworld in Siberian mythology. Ancestor to the shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through al ...

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Siberian mythology A large minority of people in North Asia, particularly in Siberia, follow the religio-cultural practices of shamanism. Some researchers regard Siberia as the heartland of shamanism.Hoppál 2005:13 The people of Siberia comprise a variety of et ...

)

Oceanian mythology

* Wuluwaid (

Australian Aboriginal mythology Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology is the sacred spirituality represented in the stories performed by Aboriginal Australians within each of the language groups across Australia in their ceremonies. Aboriginal spirituality includes ...

) * Degei ( Fijian mythology) *

Hine-nui-te-pō Hine-nui-te-pō ("Great woman of night") in Māori legends, is a goddess of night and she receives the spirits of humans when they die. She is the daughter of Tāne Mahuta / Tāne Tuturi and Hine-ahuone. It is believed among Māori that the col ...

( Maori mythology) * Whiro (Maori mythology)

Southeast Asian mythology

* Batara Kala (

Balinese mythology Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely known characters and deities. Many theme ...

), god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of light and the earth. He is also the god of time and destruction, who devours unlucky people. He is related to Hindu concept of Kala, or time. In mythology, he causes eclipses by trying to eat the Sun or the Moon. * Shingon (nat) ( Burmese) * Thongalel ( Manipuri mythology) *Pong Lalondong (

Toraja The Torajans are an ethnic group indigenous people, indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 1,100,000, of whom 450,000 live in the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, regency of ...

), god of death

Philippines

*Tagbayan (Ifugao mythology): divinities associated with death that feast on human souls that are guarded by two headed monsters called kikilanJocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc. *Fulor (Ifugao mythology): a wood carved into an image of a dead person seated on a death chair; an antique which a spirit in it, who bring sickness, death, and unsuccessful crops when sacrifices are not offered *Kabunyan (Kalanguya mythology): the almighty creator; also referred to as Agmattebew, the spirit who could not be seen; the mabaki ritual is held in the deity's honor during planting, harvesting, birth and death of the people, and other activities for livelihood *Binangewan (Aeta mythology): spirits who bring change, sickness, and death as punishment *Aring Sinukûan (Kapampangan mythology): sun god of war and death, taught the early inhabitants the industry of metallurgy, wood cutting, rice culture and even waging war *Lakandánup (Kapampangan mythology): serpent goddess who comes during total eclipses; followed by famine; eats a person's shadow, which will result in withering and death; daughter of Áring Sínukuan and Dápu *Sidapa (Bisaya mythology): the goddess of death; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Makaptan *Sidapa (Hiligaynon mythology): god who lives in the sacred Mount Madia-as; determines the day of a person's death by marking every newborn's lifespan on a very tall tree on Madya-asLoarca, Miguel de. (1582) 1903. Relation of the Filipinas Islands. In Blair and Robertson, The Philippine Islands 5. *Hangin (Hiligaynon mythology): the spirits of the death wind; takes the life of the elderly *Patag'aes (Suludnon mythology): awaits until midnight then enters the house to have a conversation with the living infant; if he discovers someone is eavesdropping, he will choke the child to death; their conversation creates the fate of the child, on how long the child wants to live and how the child will eventually die, where the child will always get to choose the answers; once done, Patag'aes takes out his measuring stick, computes the child's life span, and then departs, sealing the child's fate *Pamulak Manobo (Bagobo mythology): supreme deity who controls good harvest, rain, wind, life, and death; in some myths, the chief deity is simply referred as the male deity, Diwata *Malakal Maut (Maranao mythology): the angel of death; takes the souls of someone after three to seven days from the falling of the person's leaf from the sacred Sadiarathul Montaha tree in the realm called Sorga; appears either a handsome prince or a grotesque monsters, depending if the soul he is getting comes from a sinner or a virtuous person; punishes the souls of sinners until final judgment, while lifting up the souls of the good onto heaven * Kumakatok - hooded and cloaked harbingers of death that would knock on doors of the dying in Tagalog mythology *Magwayen - the goddess of afterlife and the first ocean deity, according to Visayan mythology. Known for being the goddess who collects souls and takes them to Sulad with her boat. The souls are initially transferred to her via Pandaki, who gets the soul from Sidapa. *Sitan - god and caretaker of the underworld realm for evil souls known as Kasamaan in Tagalog mythology. Maca, the realm of the good dead, is jointly ruled by Sitan and Bathala. *Manduyapit - bring souls across a red river in Manobo mythology *Mama Guayen - ferries souls to the end of the world in Ilonggo mythology *Badadum - deity in Waray mythology that gathers family members at the mouth of a river to make a farewell to the deceased

American mythology

Aztec

* Cihuateteo ( Aztec mythology), Divine women. Spirits of women who died during labor. * Coatlicue ( Aztec mythology), minor goddess of death, as well as the goddess of life and rebirth * Itztlacoliuhqui ( Aztec mythology), personification of winter-as-death * Mictecacihuatl ( Aztec mythology), the chief death goddess; Queen of Mictlan (underworld) or Lady of the Dead * Mictlantecuhtli ( Aztec mythology), the chief death god; lord of the Underworld * Tlaloc ( Aztec mythology), water god and minor death god; ruler of Tlalocan, a separate underworld for those who died from drowning * Xipe Totec ( Aztec mythology), hero god, death god; inventor of warfare and master of plagues *

Xolotl In Aztec mythology, Xolotl () was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a soul-guide for the dead. He was also god of twins, monsters, misfortune, sickness, and deformities. Xolotl is the canine broth ...

( Aztec mythology), god of sunset, fire, lightning, and death

Cahuilla

* Muut

Guarani

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, Guarani mythology

Haida

* Ta'xet, Haida mythology * Tia (goddess)

Inca

Supay In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the '' Ukhu Pacha'', the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons. Supay is associated with miners' rituals. With the Spanish colonization of the Amer ...

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Vichama In Inca mythology, Vichaama is the god of death and the son of Inti. His mother was murdered by his half-brother Pacha Kamaq, and he took revenge by turning the humans who were created by Pachacamac into rocks and islands. Afterwards he hatched t ...

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Inuit

* Aipaloovik * Pana

Latin American Folk Catholicism

El Tío El Tío (The Uncle), is believed in Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia to be the "Lord of the Underworld". There are many statues of this devil-like spirit in the mines of Cerro Rico. El Tío is believed to rule over the mines, simultaneously offering ...

, lord of the underworld, in

Cerro Rico Cerro Rico (Spanish for "Rich Mountain"), Cerro Potosí ("Potosí Mountain") or Sumaq Urqu (Quechua ''sumaq'' "beautiful, good, pleasant", ''urqu'' "mountain", "beautiful (good or pleasant) mountain"), is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivi ...

, Bolivia *

Santa Muerte ''Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte'' (; Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a cult image, female deity, and folk saint in folk Catholicism and Mexican Neopaganism. A personification of death, she is associa ...

, folk saint and goddess of death in Mexico * San La Muerte, folk saint and god of death in Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil * San Pascualito, folk saint and god of death in Guatemala and Mexico

Maya

* Camazotz, bat god who resides in the underworld *

Cizin Cizin is a Mayan god of death and earthquakes. He is the most important Maya death god in the Mayan culture. Scholars call him God A. To the Yucatán Mayas he was Hun-Came and Vucub-Came. He also has similarities to Mictlāntēcutli. Name ...

* Ixtab * Xtabay *

Maya death gods The Maya death gods, (also Ah Puch, Ah Cimih, Ah Cizin, Hun Ahau, Kimi, or Yum Kimil) known by a variety of names, are two basic types of death gods who are respectively represented by the 16th-century Yucatec deities Hunhau and Uacmitun Ahau ment ...

known under various names (Hunhau, Uacmitun Ahau, Ah Puch, Kisin, Yum Kimil)

Narragansett

Chepi Chepi is a ghost or fairy in the mythology of the Narragansett (tribe), Narragansett tribe of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans from the Narragansett Bay region of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. Chepi is ...

Taíno

* Maquetauire Guayaba * Opiel Guabiron

Umbanda and Candomblé

*Exu caveira *Exu Tranca-rua das almas

Haitian Vodou

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Baron Samedi Baron Samedi ( en, Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Ba ...

, Baron La Croix, Baron Cimetiere, Baron Kriminel * Ghede Nibo *

Maman Brigitte Maman Brigitte (English: ''Mother Brigitte'') sometimes also written as Manman Brigitte and also known by Gran Brigitte, Grann Brigitte, Manman, Manman Brigit, and Maman Brijit is a death loa (or ''lwa'') and the consort of Baron Samedi in Hait ...

In fiction

Death is the protagonist in the science fantasy novel '' On a Pale Horse'', book one in a series of 8 books, the " Incarnations of Immortality". In the novel ''

The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, and is his most popular book. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 mil ...

'', Death is the narrator of the story.

Death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

is the name of one of " The Endless" in the

DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...

. Death is a recurring character in the

Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat ...

series written by

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first no ...

. Books featuring Death include ''

Mort ''Mort'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the fourth ''Discworld'' novel and the first to focus on the character Death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels. The title is the ...

'', '' Reaper Man'', ''

Soul Music Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became ...

'', ''

Hogfather ''Hogfather'' is the 20th ''Discworld'' novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the most loved ...

'' and ''

Thief of Time ''Thief of Time'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 26th book in his ''Discworld'' series. It was the last Discworld novel with a cover by Josh Kirby. Plot summary The Auditors hire young clockmaker Jeremy Clockson to b ...

''. He also makes a cameo appearance in ''

Interesting Times ''Interesting Times'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the seventeenth book in the ''Discworld'' series, set in the Aurient (a fictional analogue of the Orient). The title refers to the common myth that there exists a Chi ...

''. In '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' by George R.R. Martin, the guild of assassins known as the Faceless Men believe that all death deities are simply different incarnations of the same god, known to them as the Many-Faced God or Him of Many Faces, while the Faith of the Seven worships The Stranger as one of Seven Aspects of God representing Death and the Unknown. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially '' The Silmarillion'', Námo AKA Lord Mandos is the Doomsman of the Valar, Judge of the Dead and Lord of the Halls of Mandos (where Elves await reincarnation and humans retreat before making the Journey into the Beyond). In the CW TV show '' Supernatural'',

makes a crucial appearance. He is portrayed as existing alongside God since the beginning of time and being so ancient he cannot remember when he came into existence; he may even be older than God. In the show he is the oldest and most powerful of the Four Horsemen (Death, Famine, War and Pestilence). He is not portrayed as a villain. In the Sailor Moon franchise, the last Sailor Guardian (of the Sol System) introduced is

Sailor Saturn is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Her spirit resides deep within , a twelve-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who is her lookalike reincarnation, which makes Sailor Saturn her Alter ego, alter ego; ...

. Her powers revolve around destruction, ruin, and death and she can be thought of as a "god" of sorts (all Sailor Guardians can). Her weapon is the Silence Glaive that is capable of utterly obliterating and destroying entire worlds/planets if used to its maximum potential. In the Marvel Comics Universe, the personification of death is

Mistress Death Death (distinguished as Mistress Death or Lady Death) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' Captain Marvel'' #26 (June 1973). Dea ...

. The Transformers mythos features the character of Mortilus, a Cybertronian deity who represents death and who later betrayed his brethren and was destroyed, leading to the longevity of the Transformer race. A similar character is The Fallen, a member of the Thirteen Primes who is identified as the guardian of

entropy Entropy is a scientific concept, as well as a measurable physical property, that is most commonly associated with a state of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty. The term and the concept are used in diverse fields, from classical thermodynam ...

. In the manga and anime, Death Note, gods of death (shinigami) exist in their own realm and are owners of Death Notes, which are used to kill humans. When a note falls into the human world, the person who touches it first becomes the new owner of the note, can recognize the god of death to whom it belongs, and the god follows them for the rest of their life. However, shinigami are more like Grim Reapers with freakish appearances than deities who are worshiped. This is because shinigami are a fairly recent concept in Japanese folklore directly inspired by the European figure of the Grim Reaper, and thus, aren't "true" death gods. Despite their Western origin, many people will refer to both the Death Note characters and the folklorical shinigami using the Japanese name instead of the English translation or even "Grim Reaper". For similar cases of shinigami being more akin to Grim Reapers in anime, see

Bleach (anime) ''Bleach'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo's original manga series of the same name. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo from Octobe ...

and Soul Eater (anime). In the 2018 Nintendo published title Kirby Star Allies a Butterfly is revealed to be the embodiment of death, ruling the underworld after atomizing and absorbing Galacta Knight to become

Morpho Knight The morpho butterflies comprise many species of Neotropical butterfly under the genus ''Morpho''. This genus includes more than 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies, found mostly in South America, Mexico, and Central America. ''Morph ...

. Very little is known about it but it is awaiting something called the Day of Judgement. In Nintendo's Metroid franchise one of the bosses, Ridley, is also known as "the Cunning God of Death". In the series

Malazan Book of the Fallen ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson. The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and Tor Books in the U.S., consists of ten volumes, beginning with '' Gardens of ...

, Hood is the God of Death, and King of High House Death. In the Warhammer fantasy battle universe of Games Workshop, Morr is the god of death.

References

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