The Psychopomp in Mythology

 During my studies into the Gods and Goddesses of various pantheons, I found for that gloss many same ideas in culture after culture. The one that ashore in my mind was the psychopomp, which refers to a God or subsidiary spiritual Being that is held answerable for the transport of the souls of the dead to the Afterlife or the underworld (depending in this area speaking the myths). I thought it was tempting that for that excuse many cultures have assigned a Deity to a such a specific role. Besides, I just think the word psychopomp is neat.

Egyptian

In this pantheon, the God that escorts the souls to the Underworld is the jackal-headed God, Anubis. He is often considered the God of the Dead in version to this account, but it is Osiris who actually rules in the Underworld, Anubis just transports the dead. Once at the gates of the Underworld, it is furthermore Anubis who weighs the heart of the deceased adjoining the feather of Ma'at to determine a soul's worth.

Greek / Roman

Since much of the Roman pantheon is a carbon-copy of the native Greek, I'm lumping the two together here. The Greeks believed that it was the God Hermes who travelled connected to souls to the Underworld. The Roman symbol would be Mercury. I suppose this is occupy as Hermes/Mercury was considered the messenger of the Gods and He played the role of errand-boy in many myths. Some might control Charon to plus be a psychopomp, as he was the one who conveyed souls across the river Styx. But I think that is more nearly travelling within the Underworld rather than travel to it.

Norse

According to Norse myth, souls were not collected by a Deity, but by the Valkyries. The Valkyries were actually a cumulative group of beings rather than a single one. They were women who flew as regards horseback, dressed and armed for broil. Flying difficult than the battlefield, they chose the honourable dead and took them to Asgard and Odin's hall, Valhalla. The declare 'Valkyrie' is translated as 'Chooser of the Slain'. They ride in packs and many are firm specific names in Norse myth.

Vodou / Vodun

Like the Norse, Vodou myth does not have a single visceral that plays the role of psychopomp. Instead there are a cartoon of spirits, known as the Ghede. Also once the Valkyries, some Ghede spirits are known by their individual names. One particular Ghede is Baron Samedi, who is the loa of the dead. The colours of the Ghede are mauve and black, and concentrate on looking images of them are of dexterously-dressed undertakers taking into account mirrored sunglasses.

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Celtic

Among the Celtic Gods, the one who had the task of escorting the dead was Epona, bigger known as the horse Goddess from the Gaul region. When the Romans invaded the Celtic lands, they retained the high regard of Epona because of their adoration of horses and their cavalry. Not much is known just not quite the role Epona played as a psychopomp, but the incline was deeply hers.

Generic English Folklore

I thought I would grow an additional. Sparrows are a common psychopomp in many folk tales and stories. They would surround the home of a dying person and wait to kidnap going on their soul behind it tried to make off.