Grim Reaper
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The Grim Reaper is a symbolic personification of death, typically depicted as a cloaked skeletal figure wielding a scythe who comes to collect souls.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grim Reaper canonical | 5 |
| Angel of Death | 3 |
| Trompe-la-Mort | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
death deity
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ personification ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
European folklore
ⓘ
Western culture ⓘ art ⓘ comic books ⓘ films ⓘ literature ⓘ popular culture ⓘ television ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
collecting souls ⓘ end of life ⓘ fear of death ⓘ harvesting souls ⓘ memento mori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | scythe ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | late Middle Ages Europe ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
cloaked figure
ⓘ
figure wielding a scythe ⓘ hooded figure ⓘ skeletal figure ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Black Death era imagery
ⓘ
medieval personifications of Death ⓘ |
| firstAttestedPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| function |
announcer of death
ⓘ
guide of souls to the afterlife ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole | personification of death ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Death
ⓘ
La Muerte NERFINISHED ⓘ La Parca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
neutral figure
ⓘ
sometimes compassionate ⓘ sometimes malevolent ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | psychopomp ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Azrael
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death (personification) NERFINISHED ⓘ La Parca NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Muerte NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ the inevitability of death ⓘ the passage from life to death ⓘ |
| usedIn |
allegory
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ moral tales ⓘ |
| wears |
dark cloak
ⓘ
hooded robe ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angel of Death
this entity surface form:
Angel of Death