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...l world, often guided there by a [[psychopomp]]. [[Death (personification)|Death]] itself may also be seen as personified entity, also belonging to the real
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...he Kali temples of Kerala. The story is also known as "Darika vadham", or "death of Darika".
In the story, Brahma granted immunity from death at the hands of any man to two of the fiercest Asuras (or demons) Darika an
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'''Ankou''' is a [[Death (personification)|personification of death]] mainly in Breton mythology.
...II, Zasalamel's first unlockable weapon is named Ankou. As Zasalamel seeks death, this is a fitting name.
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...r, come back from the grave. The Undead exist in a state between life and death, a limbo of eternal torment that can only be relieved by the lifeforce of t
...n a state (a limbo, if you will) between full-fledged life and everlasting death. Essentially, the Undead is a reanimated corpse, devoid of a soul.
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...agalog word for ghost, comes from the Spanish word ''muerto'', which means death. The Tagalog word for being visited by a multo is ''minumulto'', or ''dinad
...venge, it may return because of in improper burial or an unusually violent death or suicide. The ghost may be seeking a replacement so that it can live agai
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...rrible and overpowering effect on all who heard it. It generally foreboded death or fearful disaster. Sightings always occurred near crossroads or near a ri
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...''Ah Puch''' (Alternatively '''Ahpuch''' or '''Hun ahau''') was the God of death and King of Metnal, the underworld.
...ans and Central Americans believe that an owl's screeches signify imminent death, as the following saying, in local Spanish, indicates:
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...e end of the universe, including its secondary creator Brahma but they are death-defying or imperishable personalities. The only eternal being is Shiva (acc
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She is a winter goddess of darkness and death, and guardian to king arthur’s body.
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...murder]]ers who kill their victims by slowly [[torture|torturing]] them to death over a prolonged period of time. It is often a practice of [[serial killers
...the victim to a secluded place. There, the killer will put the victim to death by slow [[torture]], sometimes in very grisly ways.
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...l over the country. They searched his locker, and found painting depicting death and gore. After his arrest, Staniak readily confessed to the six murders, a
He was sentenced to death upon his conviction, but it was later overturned when he was ruled insane.
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...of them established between 1300-1800AD, claim this as a grand honoring of death, with symbolic altars dedicated to deceased loved ones. The craftsmanship o
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...red Scottish deerhound whose preternatural appearances are said to presage death to members of the Macdonald clan in the south Morar districts where the tra
...oncern the hound’s appearances to Morar MacDonalds who are on the point of death. One typical tradition concerns ‘an old Highland lady who lived in Glasgo
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...ting.jpg|thumb|250px|A criminal suspened in a gibbet and left to starve to death.]]
...f the criminal in a metal cage until they starved. It was a very prolonged death. One of the last cases of live gibbeting in England was in the 17th-century
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*If a sheep give birth to three black lambs, there will be a death in the family. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, P. 24.)
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Intulo is reviled by the tribes of S.Africa as the cause of death and mortality among mankind and is treated as such. To see the blue-headed
...f creation! Let every man, and every beast, both tame and wild, succumb to death!''
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...ion -aeth; meaning "skeleton, a thing of mere flesh and bone"; "spectre", "death-portent", "wraith".
The cyhyraeth is the disembodied moaning voice that sounds before a person's death. There are no sightings associated withe the creature, however the legend o
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*by dying a violent death such as murder, drowning, or any other unsavory death or leaving a corpse mutilated or unburied.
Ekimmus were said to be the bringer of misfortune and death to its victims and their households. Its howling in the night warned the li
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...ay see the "bullroarer" and live, and all women are obliged, under pain of death, to say that they believe Oro to be a powerful Orisha, and to act up to tha
...a country Oro is manipulated by the Ogboni Society. Criminals condemned to death are sometimes given to Oro, in which case they are ordinarily never seen ag
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'''Galla''' are the seven demons who guard Ereshkigal, the goddess of death and gloom in Kur, the Sumerian underworld.
...lover, celebrating instead of mourning her departure, she cast the eye of death on him. He was delivered into the demons' hands:
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...Death in Hell, was a demonic unicorn called Vassago, used for the Diva of Death in her hellwars.
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...erana. Luison was said to be the lord of the night and was associated with death.
fetid odor of death and decay. So frightening and repulsive was his appearance that his mere pr
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...cs of smallpox and cholera. They are the souls of those who died a violent death. Their greatest pleasure is to materialize by the bedside of a dying person
...re in life, will now haunt the house that was formerly theirs. Sacrifices, death dances, and festivals are all attempted to appease the Tase. If they do app
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...ly during death. Hantu Raya will resemble the look of its owner ever after death and go roaming. People seeing him will assume that the deceased has been br
...nded by its master, even to harm his enemies. It can also possess or cause death to other people if so ordered.
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...d expression means a painful death, a peaceful expression means a peaceful death.
...an the elf enchants. She plots to murder her captor, even knowing that his death will only pull her deeper under his spell.
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'''Djall''' is a god of evil and death in Albanian mythology.
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...n April 27, 1998 by a three-judge panel in Lubukpakam. He was sentenced to death by firing squad, and executed shortly after the sentence was handed down.
...c.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/84093.stm Indonesian sorcerer sentenced to death] ''BBC News Online'' 27 April, 1998
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lamp oil intended as offerings, he was sent to Hell after his death, and his body was burned away.
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...had been sexually obsessed with elderly women ever since his own mother's death, began his criminal career by molesting and robbing them at random. He was
...having an affair with; he attempted suicide afterward, and was found, near death, by police officers lying near the body of his victim, Joan Violet Sinclair
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She is a winter goddess of darkness and death to Arthur's lord of summer, and guardian to king Arthur's body being one of
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...flies off to the land of dead spirits where it announces that the original death has been avenged.
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In Buddhist cosmology, Mara personifies unskillfulness, the "death" of the spiritual life. He is a tempter, distracting humans from practicing
...u-mara, or Mara as death, in the sense of the ceaseless round of birth and death.
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...the bamboo flooring of provincial houses, then they lick certain people to death.
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...''', spirits of the living. While a living goieza had definite form, after death the spirit was released as a hupia and went to live in a remote earthly par
...e/200103.html#ref22 Maria Poviones-Bishop. The Bat and the Guava: Life and Death in the Taíno Worldview]
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...and it is in the valley of the Thessalian river Pineios where she met her death at the hands of [[Aristaeus]], son of the god [[Apollo]] and the nymph Cyre
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Leonski confessed to the crimes and was convicted and sentenced to death at an American military court on November 4, 1942. He was hanged at --Hentr
*The 1986 film ''Death of a Soldier'' is based on Leonski.
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...s the form of a beautiful woman, to lure some unsuspecting passerby to his death or perhaps to madness. Sometimes she appears as a tall, handsome creole wom
...und in the dark wood until he either falls into a ravine or a river to his death or gets attacked by wild hogs.
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The '''Mongolian Death Worm''' is a cryptid reported to exist in the Gobi Desert. It is generally
The death worm is so feared among the people of Mongolia that many consider the mere
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...large dog. Malicious, violent men are often said to become pricolici after death, in order to continue harming other humans.
An infant suckling after being weaned will become a pricolici after death and will torment his/her relatives, especially the mother.
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...aged to dispatch this monster as well, by decapitating it. Upon seeing the death of his brother, Sumbha went after the Devi in a rage, but was ultimately cl
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...nto its eyes would force a person to approach the monster. In some stories death only follows if the person attempts to chase away the Shriker pacing him. W
...the peculiar shrill yell with which it warns the hearer of the approaching death of some near relative or dear friend.
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...aged to dispatch this monster as well, by decapitating it. Upon seeing the death of his brother, Sumbha went after the Devi in a rage, but was ultimately cl
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...daro''' is the the bad part or soul-substance of a man which remains after death as a ghost opposed to They are different from the figona or spirits which
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...Krishna, was destined to be killed by Krishna. In an attempt to avoid his death, Kamsa sent a series of demons to Gokula, where Krishna was staying with hi
...eeth fell. Soon, Krishna's arm suddenly started expanding. Keshi choked to death, as sweat flowed from his body, his eyes rolled and he struggled kicking hi
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...estigation, an innocent man was arrested and [torture murder|torture]]d to death for Onoprienko's crimes.
..., 1999, but because of Ukraine's intention to join the European Union, the death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
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...were drawn towards the pleasant notes, the shadhahvar would stomp them to death.
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...revenge-driven, chronically ill and engaging in repeated cycles of birth, death and reincarnation.
...as malevolent ogbanje had sickle cell disease (SCD); while 68 families had death-related names.
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*From Orcus' association with death and the underworld, his name came to be used for demons and other underworl
...puter game NetHack as a demon prince found in Gehennom who holds a wand of death. As an enemy of Satan and a king of the underworld, he is leader of one of
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...owers, he wrought great havoc in the Kaurava army. In particular after the death of Jayadratha, when the battle continued on past sunset, his powers were at
...ling him. This is considered to be the turning point of the war. After his death, the Pandava counselor Krishna smiled, as he considered the war to have bee
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..., apartments, and its own crematorium. He was captured in 1895 and wrote a death-row memoir in which he claimed a total of 27 murder victims, including men,
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...it., and then takes her form. The prince of course knew nothing about the death of O Toyo and so he loved the false O Toyo. But then he fell ill and began
...ment. But the cat is the animal most consistent in seeking revenge for its death.
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...and a monstrous, hairy face. "When he looks at someone, it is the look of death."[2]In various sources, his face is like that of the coiled entrails of men
As his death approaches, and Gilgamesh is oppressed with his own mortality, the gods rem
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...t symbolizes wisdom, justice and rectitude. It appears before the birth or death of a sage and is a creature of great stature and respect. It has such care
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...Toelken, Barre. Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experiences in Japanese Death Legends, Utah State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0874211794
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...om.au/20030201/news/002.shtml] He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death on 28 November 1963, by the Perth Supreme Court. He was executed at Fremant
* John Button, who was jailed for 10 years for manslaughterin the death of his girlfriend, a conviction that was quashed in 2002 after evidence pro
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...as they prefer to use hit-and-run tactics whenever possible. Quasits, and Death Quasits, are also found in some roguelike games such as Moria, Angband and
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...eath god" or "God of Death") is a term to describe the personification of death in Japanese modern culture.
...t often). However, Shinigami may also be used more loosely to refer to any death deity.
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'''Desghidorah''' (also known as '''Death Ghidorah''') is a kaiju creature battled by Mothra in the 1996 film ''Rebir
[[Image:Death_ghidora.jpg|thumb|Death Ghidora vs Mothra]]
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...: it would be logical to assume that animals have a soul if they transcend death. Some theoricians argue that spectral animals are only residues i.e capture
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...is ''surman suuhun'' "into Surma's mouth", as if the victim was mauled to death by Surma.
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Abcán was said to have a bronze boat with a tin sail.In the story of the death of the goddess, Ruad, Abcán is the dwarf that ferries her from the other w
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The Boky Hound is said to howl whenever there is a death in the family.
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...arshana Chakra (discus). Before dying, the Asura requested a boon that his death anniversary should be celebrated by all people on earth. This day is celebr
...ted a boon from his mother, Satyabhama, that everyone should celebrate his death with colorful light. Thus this day is celebrated as the first day of Diwali
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...''ghosts' mountain''), is both the place where young virgin go after their death and the gathering place for mountain witches who were said to fly there on
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...the latter accusing the former of dragging their heels and not taking the death of a homosexual man seriously enough.
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...drive their enemies in other traps or an area which can allow them to rain death on anyone caught inside. They generally kill foes for food but are know to
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...Alpine pastures and buried it at the foot of a linden tree. To avenge the death of her friend, she summon all good men to the battlefield of Noshiq.
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...her away by appearing as his double, which was considered to be ominous of death.
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[[image:Tarot-13-XIII Death.jpg|XII Death]]
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The drumming sound of the so-called"[[drums of death]]" is believed to herald the deaths of the heads of the Ogilvy Clan, the Ea
...impending in the family. The last time he was heard was shortly before the death of the last Countess (the Earl's former wife); and that is why Lord Airlie
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...ly invisible, though they sometimes appear as a light or fire prior to the death of someone.
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...it followed. In other stories seeing the creature is an omen of impending death or bad luck.
The Gytrash is usually a feared creature, due to its association with death, but it can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. I
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...thology, '''Mictlantecuhtli''' ("lord of Mictlan") was the skeletal god of death who ruled over Mictlan, the underworld, with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
...tility, health and abundance, alluding to the close symbolic links between death and life.[2]
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...f age is called an Abiku as well as the spirit, or spirits, who caused his death.
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But Kognor, The god of death, Was angered by his ways, And so, He intervened. He possessed a young farmb
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...codiles with him. Once in the swamps, however, Panzram shot all six men to death, hacked them up and fed them to the crocodiles.
...trying to rob him. He also raped and killed two small boys, beating one to death with a rock and strangling the other with a belt.
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..., yet it is popularly believed that to touch him, even by accident, causes death.
...gainst Egungun is punished with death, and women are forbidden, on pain of death, to laugh at him, speak disrespectingly of him, or say he is not one who ha
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...wrong way, les lavandières de la nuit would break his arm or strike him to death.
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After his death he was deified as '''Fatuus''', and a small cult formed around his person i
...f Picus and Canens. He was then revered as the god '''Fatuus''' after his death, worshipped in a sacred forest outside what is now Tivoli, Italy, but had b
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If you whistle, and La Chusa returns the call, according to the myth death is near. You would know she was near from the sounds of her huge wings beat
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...paña is an announcer of death, its one mission is to visit the homes where death is due.
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...ease, the person who died first was labeled to be the cause of the group's death. Another belief was that if a person's name was not removed from his burial
...nother lesser known ability of the Nachzehrer is the power it had to bring death by causing its shadow to fall upon someone. Those hunting the Nachzehrer in
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...e divine fire combined with shattering lightning. Five years following her death, Pipa Jing would finally be revived once again after Daji gathered the esse
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...the other Outer Gods, causing madness is more important and enjoyable than death and destruction to Nyarlathotep. It is suggested by some that he will destr
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..., a man that follows the laws of the admapu can also become a Pillan after death.
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...Falelima there was a powerful devil who had a long tooth. After Nifoloa's death the tooth grew longer and ultimately grew under the Earth to all parts of t
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.... Seeing one's own ghostly double or [[doppelgänger]] is a related omen of death.
...world, they often suffer at the capricious whims of their male lovers. In death they become strong. Goryō are vengeance ghosts from the aristocratic class
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...ing's Harry Potter.Hagrid's pet Hippogriff,named Buckbeak,was sentenced to death because of its damage done to Draco Malfoy,one of the story's antagonist.
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...of a living person who is experiencing a crisis--such as an accident or a death--is seen or heard.
...red. Most of these crisis apparitions occur at a moment of great crisis or death when a person is in some form of danger or pain. The person in crisis is n
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...en notice too late that she is not a natural woman and are then stomped to death. Other stories and traditions describe the sighting of Deer Woman to be a s
...in). All are females who at times, function as sirens leading men to their death.
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Up until the Civil War, the major cause of death in America was tuberculosis, an airborne disease for which there was no kno
In some cases, all of the exhumed remains were burned to ward off the death of family members. Sometimes the bones were rearranged. Heads and leg bones
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According to Pamela Allardice, they were feared more greatly than death itself. She describes Alû as "a horrid phantom of a leprous man with an ar
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