REALMS archive of entities

Psychopomp

angelic intermediate Greek single tradition · 3

Creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions who escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife. They serve as guides for the dead, facilitating the transition between the earthly realm and the afterlife.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Found across many religions.

Relationships

co occurs with
Púca, Putz, Puk, Pūķis, Python, Shinigami, Mot, Sejadin, Nasirdîn, Destroying angel, Puck, Gabriel, Michael, Samael, Abaddon, Azrael, Santa Muerte, Yama
manifests as
anthropomorphic entities, horses, deer, dogs, whip-poor-wills, Raven, Crow, vultures, owls, sparrows, cuckoos

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. List of legendary creatures (P)
  2. Psychopomp
  3. Saureil

Source passages

“Psychopomp (Greek) – Creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions who escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife”

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“In Jungian psychology, the psychopomp is a mediator between the unconscious and conscious realms. It is symbolically personified in dreams as a wise man or woman, or sometimes as a helpful beast.”

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“Psychopomp, a creature, spirit, angel, or deity in many religions, responsible for escorting souls to the afterlife”

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