REALMS archive of entities

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