Who are the gods of death?

10 Gods of Death and the Underworld From Around the World
  • Hades: Greek God of Death.
  • Pluto — Roman God of Death.
  • Hel — Norse God of Death.
  • Kali — Hindu God of Death.
  • Anubis — Egyptian God of the Underworld.
  • Ah Puch — Mayan God of Death.
  • Mictlantecuhtli — Aztec God of Death.
  • The Shinigami — Japanese Death Gods.
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Who is goddess of death?

Kali, (Sanskrit: “She Who Is Black” or “She Who Is Death”) in Hinduism, goddess of time, doomsday, and death, or the black goddess (the feminine form of Sanskrit kala, “time-doomsday-death” or “black”).
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Who are the Greek gods of death?

The Greek gods of death include:
  • Demeter.
  • Hades.
  • Furies.
  • Hecate.
  • Charon.
  • Nyx.
  • Cronus.
  • Thanatos.
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Who is the god of death and underworld?

Hades (/ˈheɪdiːz/; Greek: ᾍδης, translit. Háidēs; Ἅιδης, Háidēs), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
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Who is the darkest god?

EREBUS (Erebos) The primeval god of darkness. Like the other protogenoi he was elemental, being the substance of darkness, rather than a man-shaped god. His mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth.
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Is the Grim Reaper a god?

In Greek mythology, Chronos, called Father Time, was the king of titans and the father of Zeus. Cronus was a harvest god and carried a sickle, which is a tool used in harvesting grain. The Grim Reaper carrying a scythe is derived from a combination of Chronus and Cronus.
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Who is the Roman god of death?

In ancient Roman myth and literature, Mors (also known as Letum) is the personification of death equivalent to the Greek Thánatos and the Mara (Hindu goddess).
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Who is the Egyptian god of death?

Osiris, one of Egypt's most important deities, was god of the underworld. He also symbolized death, resurrection, and the cycle of Nile floods that Egypt relied on for agricultural fertility.
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Who is the Aztec god of death?

Mictlantecuhtli, Aztec god of the dead, usually portrayed with a skull face. With his wife, Mictecacíhuatl, he ruled Mictlan, the underworld.
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What is the demon of death?

In Buddhism, there is the Mara that is concerned with death, the Mrtyu-mara. It is a demon that makes humans want to die, and it is said that upon being possessed by it, in a shock, one should suddenly want to die by suicide, so it is sometimes explained to be a "shinigami".
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Who is the African god of death?

Ogbunabali - God of Death - African God.
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Who is the most powerful evil god?

With the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos sits at the top of the list of the most powerful evil Marvel gods.
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What is the name of the angel of death?

Azrael (/ˈæzriəl/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized: ʿǍzarʾēl; Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿEzrāʾīl) is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam and some traditions of Judaism.
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What is the spirit of death called?

Azrael, Arabic ʿIzrāʾīl or ʿAzrāʾīl, in Islam, the angel of death who separates souls from their bodies; he is one of the four archangels (with Jibrīl, Mīkāl, and Isrāfīl) and the Islamic counterpart of the Judeo-Christian angel of death, who is sometimes called Azrael.
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Who is the god of afterlife?

Osiris is the major god of the Afterlife, also known as God of the Dead. He is usually depicted as a mummy with a crown on his head and his hands present holding scepters.
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Who is the god of dogs?

Originally Gula was a Sumerian deity known as Bau, goddess of dogs. As dogs became associated with healing, Bau transformed into a healing deity.
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Who killed Anubis?

Using the technology of the Ancient's healing device, he also engineered an army of nearly unstoppable Kull warriors. When he attacked Earth with his fleet, Anubis was apparently destroyed by the Ancient super-weapon that SG-1 found in the Atlantus outpost buried under the ice of Antarctica.
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Who is the strongest deity of death?

Hades: Greek God of Death.
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Who is the Mayan god of death?

Cizin, also spelled Kisin, (Mayan: “Stinking One”), Mayan earthquake god and god of death, ruler of the subterranean land of the dead. He may possibly have been one aspect of a malevolent underworld deity who manifested himself under several names and guises (e.g., Ah Puch, Xibalba, and Yum Cimil).
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Who is god of underworld?

Hades, Greek Aïdes (“the Unseen”), also called Pluto or Pluton (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld. Hades was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and brother of the deities Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.
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Are Reapers Angels?

Reapers is a type of angel, tasked with the duty of taking human souls to the Afterlife in Supernatural the CW TV show. Reapers are the children of Death, who has established the Natural Order with God, which shows that souls must move on, as being a ghost is somewhat unnatural.
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What is the Grim Reapers name?

Thanatos, better known as the Grim Reaper, is the personification, embodiment, and spirit of Death. He is known throughout the cosmos for appearing soon after someone has died to deliver their soul to the afterlife.
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Can a human become a Grim Reaper?

Sascha We Grim Reapers were once human too and all. Humans who have committed suicide become 'Grim Reapers' as punishment. We're worked to the bone until the day we're forgiven, a captive audience to the deaths of man.
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