Psychopomps & Death Gods
Escorts and sovereigns of the dead
Entities who rule, attend, or guide the dead: Anubis, Hermes, Yama, Hel, Mictlantecuhtli, and the tradition-specific escorts of souls.
200 entities
Achlys
Greek
Aoibhell
Sidhe · Irish
Arae
Greek
Arai
Greek
Black Guard
Chinese
Chedipe
Hindi · Indian
Citipati
Tibetan Buddhist · Vajrayana Buddhism
Darius
Greek · Persian
Diêm La Vương
Vietnamese
Dullahan
Irish
Dōngyuèdàdì
Taoist · Chinese Buddhism
Edimmu
Sumerian
Emere
Yoruba
Empusa
Greek
Enma-Dai-Ō
Japanese
Ennugi
Mesopotamian
Erlik Khan
Tengrism · Mongol
Fan Wujiu
Chinese folklore
Februus
Roman · Etruscan
Ixquic
Maya
Iyatiku
Keresan Pueblos
Kahōʻāliʻi
Kauaʻi · Hawaiian religion
Kanjirottu Yakshi
Indian · Padamangalam
Les Lavandières
Celtic
Mae Nak Phra Khanong
Thai
Morta
Roman
Muu shuvuu
Turkic · Mongolic
Savea
Samoan
South Star
Pawnee
Susanoo no Mikoto
Japanese · Shinto
Ta'xet
Haida
Tangagoa
Rennell and Bellona Islands · Solomon Islands
Teoyaomicqui
Aztec
Tia
Haida
Tubo
Chinese
Vampire
Slavic
White Guard
Chinese
Xargi
Siberian
Xie Bi'an
Chinese folklore
Yeomra
Korean · Korean mythology
Zeus Trephonios
Ancient Greek religion
bánánach
Irish
cheonyeo-gwisin
Korean
guardian daemons
Greek · Hesiod's Works and Days
lavandière de la nuit
Breton · Brittany
Jeoseungsaja
Korean · Korean mythology
Asmodaeus
Jewish
Vėjas
Baltic
Deivės Valdytojos
Baltic
Cihuātēotl
Aztec
Weneg
ancient Egyptian religion · Egyptian
Ankou
French · Breton
Datsue-ba
Japanese
Phlegeton
Greek
Upuaut
Egyptian · ancient Egypt
Potnia
Minoan · Mycenaean
Angalamman
South India · thirunangai
Babi
ancient Egyptian religion · Egyptian
Batara Kala
Javanese · Balinese mythology
Dionysus-Osiris
Greek · Egyptian
Ghede lwa
Vodou
Khenti-Amentiu
Egyptian
Lords of Xibalba
Maya · K'iche'
Mae Nak
Thai · Phra Khanong
Rongomai
Māori · Ngāti Hau
Sepa
Egyptian
Tuonetar
Finnish · Finnish mythology
Wudao Jiangjun
Chinese · Taoist
Śeṣa
Hindu · Vaishnavism
Erlik
Tengrism · Turkic
Išskalbėja
Baltic
Nukirpėja
Baltic
Hunahpu
Maya · Popol Vuh
Bakotsu
Japanese
Boroboroton
Japanese
Buninka
Tungusic
Chernabog
Slavic
Hongryeon
Korean · virgin ghost tradition
Kalantaka
Hindu
Kooremah
Mycoolon · Maikulan
Lethe
Greek
Mithrobarzanes
Babylonian · Greek
Sheol
Hebrew · Jewish
Thanatos
Greek
Wurulemu
Hittite
Yama-dutas
Hindu
Zeus Meilikhios
Ancient Greek religion
isang
Bunun
souls in purgatory
Roman
Vėjopatis
Baltic · Lithuanian mythology
Gbǎdù
West African Vodun · Fon
Egúngún
Yoruba · Fon
Great Mother
Wiccan · neopagan
Hun-Hunahpu
Maya · Kʼicheʼ
Makeatutara
Māori
Psyche
Greek
Einherjar
Norse · Germanic
Auštaras
Baltic · Lithuanian mythology
Amemasu
Ainu
Grand Brigitte
Vodou
Marawa
Banks Islands · Mota
Nkrabea
Akan
Zeus Chthonios
Ancient Greek religion
ḍāka
Sanskrit · Tibetan Buddhist
Atropos
ancient Greek religion · Greek
Aeacus
Greek · Aeginetan
Iku
Yoruba · Candomblé
Omolu
Candomblé · Yoruba
Xbalanque
Maya · Popol Vuh
Giltinė
Baltic · Lithuanian mythology
Aaru
Ancient Egypt
Ah Pook
Aituā
Aka Manto
Japanese
Aminon
Ossetian mythology
Amn
Egyptian
Amu-Aa
Egyptian
Angeł
Armenian
Angra Mainyu
Zoroastrian · Achaemenid Empire
Anhefta
Egyptian
Anuhlada
Hindu
Aring Sinukûan
Kapampangan
Artemis (Diana)
Greek · Roman
Assessors of Maat
Egyptian
Bagala
Hindu
Bala
Hindu
Bawon
Vodou
Božalość
Wendish mythology · Lusatian Sorbs
Bé Finn
Irish
Camazotz
Maya · bats
Caoineag
Scottish · Scottish folklore
Chindi
Navajo
Cizin
Maya
Cuchumaquic
Maya · Kʼicheʼ
Czernobog
Slavic
Dharam Rai
Sikhism
Donn Fírinne
sacred hills · phantom horseman
Du Ziren
Duma(h)
Eingana
Australian Aboriginal mythology · Jawoyn
El Tío
mining society of Bolivia
Endovelicus
Lusitanian · Celtiberian
Enma-O
Japanese
Er Gui
Chinese
Erecura
Celtic · Roman
Erlking
German
Eurynomos
Greek
Five Ghost Emperors
Taoist
Five Paths Generals
Taoist · Chinese folklore
Fólkvangr
Germanic · Scandinavian
Ganglim
Korean · Korean mythology
Gede Bábáco
Vodou
Gede Nibo
Vodou
Ghost of Queen Esther
Iroquois
God A'
Gwynn ap Nudd
Welsh
Heret-Kau
Egyptian
Hine-tītama
Māori
Hinenuitepō
Māori · Polynesian
Horon
Ugaritic
Hraf-haf
Egyptian
Hunhau
Maya
Hydra
Greek
Idliragijenget
Inuit
Imsety
Egyptian · canopic jars
Ipahum
Mesopotamian
Ixtab
Maya
Jade Maiden of Dingwei
Taoist
Jade Maiden of Dingyou
Taoist
Jinjia Yinsuo
Joseph of Arimathea
Jábmiidáhkká
shamanism
Kaamadhenu
Hindu
Kala Bhairava
Shaivism · Hindu
Kalagni Rudra
Shaivism · Hindu
Khesfu
Egyptian
Kisin
Lacandon
Korean bachelor ghost
Korean
Kuly-Otir
Ob-Ugrian peoples
Leinung Thongaren
Libitina
Roman · ancient Rome
Makpa Louoipa
Meitei mythology · folklore
Mama-Ji
Hindu
Manduyapit
Manobo
Mania
Etruscan · Roman
Megara
night · caverns
Menabosho
Algonquin
Mesektet
Egyptian
Messenger of Death
Miru
Polynesian mythology · Cook Islands mythology
Mortja
Albanian
Mr. Jacquel
Egyptian
Munkar and Nakir
Islamic
Murcielago
Zapotec
Mutu-hei
Polynesian · Marquesas Islands
Muut
Cahuilla people
Nam-tar
Akkadian · Mesopotamian
Nasirdîn
Yazidism
Nauhtzonteteo
Nebro
Gnostic · Gospel of Judas