16 June 2013

Here are 7 gods of death from a variety of beliefs that exist in the world.
  
1. Osiris


     Osiris is the Egyptian god of death, in some ancient Egyptian literature, he also called Asar, Asari, Aser, Ausar, Ausir, Wesir, Banish, Usire or Ausare. Kingdom contained in
west, he judges the human soul according to collect their reward.


2. Anubis



     Anubis in Ancient Egyptian beliefs considered a manifestation of the god of death with a dog's head and human body. Anubis is the Egyptian name for the dog-headed god associated with mummies and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology.
     In the ancient Egyptian language, Anubis is known as Inpu. The discovery of the oldest mention of Anubis the oldest royal pyramid texts, where he is connected with the violence of a king at the time.


3. Odin


     In Norse mythology, Odin is the leader of the Gods. His name is supposedly derived from the word "óðr" (read: Odhr), which means "stimulant", "anger", and "poetry". As the leader of the Gods, he has many roles: the god of wisdom, God of war, god of battle, and the god of death.


4. Thanatos


     Thanatos is the god of death in Greek mythology. He brings a calm and peaceful death, contrary to one of his brothers, Ker, carrier painful death.
     Thanatos was the son of Niks and Erebos and has a twin brother Hipnos. Other siblings namely: Geras (god of old age), Oizis (god of suffering), Moros (god of death), Apate (goddess of fraud), Momos (god of mockery), Eris (goddess of discord), Nemesis (goddess of vengeance) and Kharon. Thanatos is often depicted as an old man with wings.


5. Yama


     Yama is the god of the afterlife in Hinduism. According to Hindu belief, he was the god who first encountered by the spirits of the dead when he went to the heavenly regions, so he also holds the god of death.
     Main task is to hear the spirits of the dead, accompanied by his assistant called Citragupta timers human karma. Because justice, he is also called Dharmaraja.
     Yama has a vehicle in the form of a female buffalo. He was armed and carrying mace or danda meshes. He had a terrible two four-eyed dogs who guarded the streets where the spirits of the dead into the realm of Yama.


6. Ker


     Ker is the goddess of death in Greek mythology. Ker is the goddess who brings a cruel death, including death in combat, accident, murder or disease. The opposite of Thanatos which gives a peaceful death. The Ker is described as a dark creature with claws and teeth chattering and bloodthirsty.
     The Ker is a bloodthirsty creatures and brutally ripped the soul from the body of the dying and send them to the underworld. Thousands Ker fly over the battle area, and if there are people who died, then the Ker will fight each other like vultures.
     The Ker was not life and death power over men but their bloodthirsty nature makes the Ker try to make people dead. Zeus and the other gods could stop or accelerate the Ker. Olympus the gods are standing by forces they support to prevent the arrival of the Ker on their troops. Ker also haunt the affected area to search for the dead and take his soul.


7. Moros


     Moros is the god of death and havoc in Greek mythology. He is the god who brings humans to the death. He is the son of Erebus and Niks, and brother of the Moirai, the servants.
     Twin brother Moros, Thanatos and Ker represents the physical aspect of death. Ker is a carrier of a painful death, while Thanatos represents a peaceful death.

Written By : Arbha ~ Public-DYK

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