Lord of Death
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The Lord of Death is a mythological deity who presides over the realm of the dead and judges the souls of the departed.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological deity
ⓘ
underworld deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death
ⓘ
funerary rites ⓘ judgment ⓘ souls of the departed ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
gods of fertility
ⓘ
gods of life ⓘ gods of resurrection ⓘ |
| culturallyRole |
explains what happens after death
ⓘ
reinforces moral behavior through fear of judgment ⓘ |
| determines | fate of souls ⓘ |
| domain |
spiritual realm
ⓘ
world of the dead ⓘ |
| evaluates | deeds of the dead ⓘ |
| fearedAs |
bringer of death
ⓘ
judge of sins ⓘ |
| grants | reward in the afterlife ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
guarding the boundary between life and death
ⓘ
maintaining cosmic order through death ⓘ receiving the dead ⓘ |
| hasRole |
judge of the dead
ⓘ
psychopomp ⓘ |
| inflicts | punishment in the afterlife ⓘ |
| mayAppearIn |
folklore
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ religious texts ⓘ ritual narratives ⓘ |
| mayHaveTitle |
judge of souls
ⓘ
ruler of the underworld ⓘ |
| mayReceive |
funerary offerings
ⓘ
prayers for the dead ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
powerful supernatural being
ⓘ
ruler of a dark or subterranean realm ⓘ |
| oversees |
distribution of rewards and punishments in the afterlife
ⓘ
judgment of souls ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
afterlife
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ |
| receives | souls of the deceased ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of life
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ transition to the afterlife ⓘ |
| typeOf | personification of death ⓘ |
| worshipedAs |
guardian of tombs and graves
ⓘ
patron of the dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.