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Entity believed to escort deceased souls to an afterlife
Psychopomps (from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός, psychopompós, literally meaning the 'guide of souls') are creatures, spirits, angels, demons, or deities
Psychopomp
2016 studio album by Japanese Breakfast
Psychopomp is the debut studio album by Japanese Breakfast, the solo musical project of Michelle Zauner of Little Big League. The album was released in
Psychopomp_(album)
American indie pop band
The songs eventually became Japanese Breakfast's debut studio album: Psychopomp (2016), released by Yellow K Records. Its critical and commercial success
Japanese_Breakfast
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
the divine aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife. In myth, Hermes
Hermes
Film by Paul Etheredge
Normand was brought in. The resulting film, The Other—originally titled Psychopomp—became the first feature produced by Normand's Camp Lucky Studios, which
The_Other_(2025_film)
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
hand to receive the deceased. Hermes sometimes stands by in his role as psychopomp. On later vases, Charon is given a more "kindly and refined" demeanor
Charon
Archangel of Death in Islam
Azrael holds a benevolent role as God's angel of death; he acts as a psychopomp, responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased after their death
Azrael
Rock band from Philadelphia
Where Is My Great Big Feeling?, and in April 2016, released the album Psychopomp on Yellow K Records. Little Big League returned for a few shows in 2016
Little_Big_League_(band)
American singer-songwriter (born 2004)
day she released the single "Home". She also performed the tour, titled Psychopomp Tour, from April 18 at the Observatory North Park to May 23 at Belasco
Isabel_LaRosa
Aztec god of fire and lightning
and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a psychopomp. He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and
Xolotl
American musician and author (born 1989)
name Japanese Breakfast, and has released four studio albums to date: Psychopomp in 2016, Soft Sounds from Another Planet in 2017, Jubilee in 2021, and
Michelle_Zauner
Gods of boundaries or transitions
deities include dying-and-rising deities, various agricultural deities, psychopomps and those who descend into the underworld: crossing the threshold between
Liminal_deity
Danish electro-industrial band
Psychopomps is an electro-industrial band from Denmark formed by Jesper Schmidt and Flemming Norre Larsen. They were signed to Zoth Ommog Records in the
Psychopomps_(band)
Anthropomorphized depiction of life's end
person's soul. Other beliefs hold that the spectre of death is only a psychopomp, a benevolent figure who serves to gently sever the last ties between
Personifications_of_death
Korean personification of death
(Korean: 저승사자; lit. 'Netherworld Emissary') or Jeoseung Chasa (Korean: 저승차사) are psychopomps who guide the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Like Yeomna Daewang
Jeoseung_Saja
2023 studio album by Hozier
Gherman Johnson Feder Bekon Pete G Chakra Gherman 3:45 14. "Abstract (Psychopomp)" Hozier-Byrne Tannenbaum Gonzales Krieger Gherman Johnson Mehlenbacher
Unreal_Unearth
Hindu god
responsible for marriages, journeys, roads, and the feeding of cattle. He is a psychopomp (soul guide), conducting souls to the other world. He protects travelers
Pushan
Family of Loa that embody the powers of death and fertility
on his head who likes to smoke cigars and eat apples. Papa Gede is a psychopomp who waits at the crossroads to take souls into the afterlife. He is considered
Gede_(Haitian_Vodou)
Location in Greek mythology
Relief from a carved funerary lekythos at Athens: Hermes as psychopomp conducts the deceased, Myrrhine, to Hades, ca 430-420 BCE (National Archaeological
Greek_underworld
Underworld of Aztec mythology
ninth is difficult and takes four years, but the dead are aided by the psychopomp, Xolotl. The dead must pass many challenges, such as crossing a mountain
Mictlān
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
Palioxis Pallas Perses Phobos Phonoi Polemos Proioxis Chthonic deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies)
Trojan_Horse
American actor (born 1965)
Inebriation of a Lovable Loser. Also in 2021, Davies appeared in I Dream of a Psychopomp. It premiered at the Music Box Theatre (Chicago) and later secured international
Dan_Davies_(actor)
Yazidi holy figure
identified as the Angel of Death and Renewal while Sejadin plays the role of a psychopomp and Messenger of Death. They come to a person during his/her death whereupon
Nasirdîn
1997 album by the Tea Party
acoustic instruments. The album makes lyrical references to the afterlife ("Psychopomp"), the dystopian works of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Yevgeny Zamyatin
Transmission (The Tea Party album)
Transmission_(The_Tea_Party_album)
Yucatec Maya goddess of suicide
indigenous Maya goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven. The only description of
Ixtab
Creature in Greek mythology
accompany the dead among grave goods in a burial. She appeared to have some psychopomp characteristics, guiding the dead on the afterlife journey. The cast terracotta
Siren_(mythology)
American musician
Alfredo Lapuz, and Nick Robbins tracked songs for Kuroma’s second album, Psychopomp, at Chase Park Transduction in December 2009. Eric Gorman, a mixing engineer
Hank_Sullivant
Sudden death brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear
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False report of a person's death
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Suicide method
suicide by hanging. Under certain circumstances, suicide was considered an honorable way to die and Ixtab would act as a psychopomp for these individuals.
Suicide_by_hanging
King of the otherworld realm of Annwn in Welsh mythology
tradition, the role of the king of Annwn was largely attributed to the Welsh psychopomp, Gwyn ap Nudd - meaning "white" (i.e. 'winter') a possible kenning for
Arawn
Fourth stage of death
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Rigor_mortis
ancient Germanic-Scandinavians and with profound shamanic symbolism, this psychopomp is entrusted with the task of carrying the dead to Valhalla. The horse
The_horse_in_Nordic_mythology
DC Comics character
Dringenberg. In the DC Universe continuity, Death is both the end of life and a psychopomp. Like most personifications of death, Death meets with the recently deceased
Death_of_the_Endless
2021 studio album by Carcass
Retrieved 3 July 2021. "CARCASS Releases New Single 'Dance Of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 In B)'". Blabbermouth.net. 13 August 2020.
Torn_Arteries
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
being messenger of the gods, but appears to be due to Mercury's role of psychopomp. Other contemporary evidence may also have led to the equation of Odin
Odin
Statue of Hermes in the NAMA
funerary statue of a youth depicted as Hermes, the god of messengers and psychopomp of the dead. It was excavated in the town of Atalante in Phthiotis, in
Atalante_Hermes
Central deity in Aztec religion
by the planet Venus are Tlaloc (ally and the god of rain) and Xolotl (psychopomp and its twin). Quetzalcoatl wears around his neck the breastplate ehēcacōzcatl
Quetzalcōātl
possession of the souls of the dead. Examples include the Grim Reaper, psychopomps such as Hermes and Anubis, angels of death, and various supernatural
Soul_Collector
Jungian theory
countertransference can reveal that logos and/or eros are in need of repair through a psychopomp guide to mediate between the unconscious and conscious of the identified
Anima_and_animus
Messengers of Yama in Hinduism
Yamadutas (Sanskrit: यमदूत; Thai: ยมทูต) are psychopomps in Hinduism. As the agents of Yama, the god of the netherworld, their role is to take the departed
Yamaduta
Place for the storage of human corpses
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Morgue
Etruscan god of growth
sometimes seen as a chthonic deity associated with the underworld and a psychopomp that guided and protected souls. Fufluns was additionally associated with
Fufluns
Fictional character in Discworld series
almost never kills anyone or anything, but — acting in the form of a psychopomp — he merely ensures that when lives come to an end, they move on to where
Death_(Discworld)
Funeral practice
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Blood of gods in Greek mythology
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Ichor
Part of Irish folklore
the verb "fetch"; the compound "fetch-life", evidently referring to a psychopomp who "fetches" the souls of the dying, is attested in Richard Stanyhurst's
Fetch_(folklore)
Ossetic: Барастыр, Барастæр, romanized: Barastyr, Barastær) Ossetian psychopomp. The ruler of the underworld who assigns arriving dead souls to either
Ossetian_mythology
Technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts
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Plastination
1945 novel by C. S. Lewis
this process is also in an aside called "thickening". These luminous psychopomps, deemed "spirits" to distinguish them from the insubstantial ghosts,
The_Great_Divorce
YouTube personality, author and mortician (born 1984)
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Caitlin_Doughty
2025 studio album by Isabel LaRosa
representation" of herself. To support the album, LaRosa embarked on her headlining Psychopomp Tour, with scheduled performances in cities including Boston, Nashville
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in Ghana. He is well known for his encounter with Amokye, the Ashanti psychopomp, during his journey to the underworld (asamando) to be reunited with his
Kwase_Benefo
Dogs living with indigenous Americans
with physical signs of sacrifice. Dogs were sometimes considered to be psychopomps, guides to the afterlife, and were often buried with elite. The Peruvian
Native_American_dogs
Social meetup concept with a topic of death
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Death_Cafe
1983 live album by Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim
(Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, José Lorenzo, Batucaje) – 5:12 "Psychopomp" (Mickey Hart) – 4:57 (bonus track on reissue) "Subterranean Caves of
Däfos
Symbol of fate in medieval and ancient philosophy
Palioxis Pallas Perses Phobos Phonoi Polemos Proioxis Chthonic deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies)
Wheel_of_Fortune_(medieval)
Zoroastrian concept representing insight and revelation
concept of Daena further. The Vendidad portrays Daena as something of a psychopomp, guiding good and pure souls over the Chinvat Bridge to the House of Song
Daena
Comics character
superhuman speed, agility, durability and reflexes Time manipulation, role as psychopomp to speedsters Immortality Molecular acceleration Energy absorption Dimensional
Black_Flash
Form of the Hindu god Shiva in his role as a psychopomp
Tārakeśvara; Hindi: Tārkeśvar) is a form of the Hindu god Shiva in his role as a psychopomp, a ferryman or deliverer of the soul into freedom from rebirth (moksha)
Tarakeshwara
Elf king in folklore
Halling suggested a connection with a Turkic and Mongolian god of death or psychopomp, known as Erlik Khan. Johann Gottfried von Herder introduced this character
Erlking
Classical-era Greco-Egyptian syncretic God
Hermanubis (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμανοῦβις, romanized: Hermanoubis) is a Graeco-Egyptian god who conducts the souls of the dead to the underworld. He is a syncretism
Hermanubis
2001 film by Tatsuo Satō
unconscious, sees his sister leaving the house holding hands with the psychopomp Jizō and follows them. He tries to take his sister back from Jizō but
Cat_Soup
Divine beings associated with death
of the barren places on Earth, Truth and is Mother of the Dead Amokye, Psychopomp in Akan religion who fishes the souls of the dead from the river leading
List_of_death_deities
Study of the image of a horse as a symbol
main function is as a vehicle, which is why it has become a shamanic and psychopomp animal, responsible for accompanying mankind on all its journeys. A loyal
Horse_symbolism
Otherworld in Welsh mythology
the role of king of Annwn was transferred to Gwyn ap Nudd, a hunter and psychopomp, who may have been the Welsh personification of winter. The Christian
Annwn
End of an organism's life
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Death
Inuit goddess of the hunt and medicine
so Caribou communities were careful not to over-hunt. Pinga was also a psychopomp, receiving the souls of the newly deceased and preparing them for reincarnation
Pinga_(goddess)
Allegorical item from Greek mythology
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Apple_of_Discord
Ancient Egyptian deity
the Old Kingdom, she was an important goddess of the annual flood and a psychopomp guiding deceased pharaohs through the Egyptian underworld. During the
Sopdet
Vengeful ghost in Latin American folklore
image will be terrifying. Pucullén fulfills the characteristics of a psychopomp, that is, a guide of the dead, who indicates by her steps and cries the
La_Llorona
Etruscan messenger god, equivalent of Mercury and Hermes
of other deities. Etruscan artwork often depicts Turms in his role as psychopomp, conducting the soul into the afterlife. In this capacity he is sometimes
Turms
Medically induced suicide with help from another person
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Assisted suicide in the United States
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
Annual literary award for speculative fiction
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Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novella
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Thai actor and model (born 1996)
Finance Param Montianrak Main role Channel 3 2022 Love Forever After Psychopomp / Waha Nitipadthanakun Main role Channel 3 2023 You Are My Universe Thian
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American singer (born 2002)
dates, including Governors Ball, Indy Pride Festival, and Summerfest. Psychopomp Tour (Isabel Larosa) (2025) Maleri, Marc (26 August 2025). "'I want people
Snow_Wife
Herb in Greek and Roman legend
Palioxis Pallas Perses Phobos Phonoi Polemos Proioxis Chthonic deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies)
Moly_(herb)
Child-god who is forever young, in mythology and as an archetype
the young god who dies and is reborn...as well as to Mercury/Hermes, psychopomp and messenger of the gods who moves freely between the divine and human
Puer_aeternus
Filipino artist
December of the same year.[citation needed] In December 2011, New launched Psychopomp's Reef at the Bonifacio Global City Offsite Gallery. Here he used the same
Leeroy_New
British rock band
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs" (split 12" single, The Old Noise, 2012) Psychopomp (mini-album, Box Records, 2014) "Cake of Light" (Rocket Recordings, 2018)
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Popular personification of death
The Grim Reaper is a popular personification of death in Western culture in the form of a hooded skeletal figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scythe
Grim_Reaper
Religious practice
traditions by storytelling and songs, fortune-telling, and acting as a psychopomp ("guide of souls"). A single shaman may fulfill several of these functions
Shamanism
Persian Empire coin
Charon receives a coin for the passage of a soul guided by Hermes (Mercury) as psychopomp.
Danake
Female demon in Yucatec Maya folklore
exclusive use." Ixtab was seen as a benevolent goddess who acted as a psychopomp to whoever hung themselves, leading them to paradise, as suicide was considered
Xtabay
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Palioxis Pallas Perses Phobos Phonoi Polemos Proioxis Chthonic deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies)
Ouroboros
First stage of death
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Pallor_mortis
Female spirit in Irish mythology
Cailleach Caoineag Clíodhna Devil Bird La Llorona Klagmuhme Madam Koi Koi Psychopomp Siren White Lady (ghost) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Celtic Folklore: Banshee
Banshee
Species of bird
to a prisoner. The bird, voiced by Jason Louv, introduces itself as a "psychopomp or a whippoorwill" and explains the cycle of death and rebirth experienced
Eastern_whip-poor-will
Sea monster in Greek mythology
annoyed Poseidon. In Etruscan mythology, the cetea were regarded as psychopomps, being depicted frequently on sarcophagi and urns, along with dolphins
Cetus_(mythology)
Place of burial
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Cemetery
2021 memoir by Michelle Zauner
submits an album to Yellow K Records as Japanese Breakfast, titling it Psychopomp. Its reception exceeds Zauner's expectations and Japanese Breakfast signs
Crying_in_H_Mart
Leader of the spirits of the dead in Haitian Vodou
prematurely, particularly those whose final resting place is unknown. He is a psychopomp, an intermediary between the living and the dead. He gives voice to the
Guede_Nibo
and science; messenger of the gods and psychopomp. Identified with the Greek Apollo. Tir's role as psychopomp may have been absorbed from the Luwian thunder
Armenian_mythology
Intentional act causing one's own death
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Suicide
Snake-like monsters from Greek mythology
Palioxis Pallas Perses Phobos Phonoi Polemos Proioxis Chthonic deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies)
Dragons_in_Greek_mythology
American actress (born 1969)
"Olivia Macklin, Dylan McTee and Shawnee Smith Join Paul Etheredge's Psychopomp (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2023. Grobar, Matt (May 19,
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42 minor ancient Egyptian deities
punishing. The deceased was accompanied in the presence of Osiris by the psychopomp god Anubis – where he would have declared that he was guilty of none of
Assessors_of_Maat
Threat to kill
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