A being that guides the newly deceased to the next world; a being that causes death, may be represented as an angel, skeleton, religious figure, young child, ancestor, deceased family member, bird, horse, dog, or dolphin. images

Angel of Death image

Anubis

Azrael: The angel of death. [syn: Azriel] (Abrahamic)

Charon: The ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the river Styx and into Hades, the underworld. [syn: Kharon] (Greek)

Gabriel

Grim Reaper

Michael

Samael

Sariel

Giltine

Thanatos: A guide; escorts the dead to the underworld. (Greek)

Yama: The lord of death. (Hindu) Judge of the dead. (Buddhist) image