1. The Grim Reaper is Death with a capital D.
He is perhaps the most recognized entity of
all time, neither ghost nor god ; the Grim
Reaper is a psychopomp who’s job is to
conduct the souls of the recently dead into
the afterlife . He is often depicted as a tall
pale skeletal figure shrouded in a long, dark,
black hooded cloak wielding a scythe which
he uses to harvest souls with, although
some accounts say he just touches the
person to pop their soul so they don’t feel
pain when they die. When he moves, he
seemingly glides rather than walking. The
Grim Reaper is known for not saying much,
always having a grin on his face, and of
course being the main focus of attention in
whatever room he is in. He is able to turn his
head completely around a la Linda Blair so
that he can survey his domain; The Reaper
must be vigilant lest someone try to cheat
him.
He rides in a rickety old coach drawn by
white horses that makes a god awful noise
due to the stones he carries in it. When he
takes someone’s soul , he drops off a stone.
The Grim Reaper is not an omnipresent
personification of death in charge of the
entire world, but rather each area has their
own Grim Reaper who serves as the Grim
Reaper of the area until such a time as
they find a replacement.
Decorations of him haunt tombs and graves,
often with the engraving of “Rich Man, Poor
Man, Beggar and Thief…You will one day be
were I am.” In some artwork the Grim
Reaper is portrayed locked in embrace of
Life ( often pictured as a young woman.) The
point is that life and death are connected
and that life is as fleeting as the sweet
bloom of youth.
The origins of the Grim Reaper go back far
into the past and he was known by many
names. In old Celtic folklore he was known
as L’Ankou , sometimes called Father Time .
To the Greeks he was known as Cronus and
the Romans called him Saturn .
The Grim Reaper can teach us much. He
serves as a reminder that life is short and
to make the best of every day (eat dessert
first and dance now), to cut away the dead
wood and move ahead. The Grim Reaper
also reminds us to care for out dearly
departed. Go to the cemetery and care and
lovelying tend a grave; go to a funernal and
speak. Remember those you miss, however
painful.
You can be a king or street sweeper, but
everybody dances with the Grim Reaper.

2.In folklore, the Grim Reaper is a genderless
figure (assumedly male) who wears a dark
cloak with a hood covering his face, and is
renouned for carrying a scythe. It's hands
and feet are normally that of a skeleton .
Also referred to as Death , the Grim Reaper
is said to kill anyone it touches.
In modern day storytelling, the Grim Reaper
takes the soul of a person when it is their
time to leave the living world. Many people
believe Death is a messenger of Satan , but it
takes life when it is the person's time,
regardless of what happens in their afterlife.
Figuratively speaking, the Grim Reaper is in
the gap between life and death, essentially
helping people pass from the living world to
that of the dead. He is the sign of Death, and
his representation is shown on the tarot
card for Death.
In the TV Series 'Dead Like Me', the Grim
Reaper was infact a group of Reapers who
took the souls of those about to die, to
spare them the pain of their death and to
help them cross to the next world.
Other representations of the Grim Reaper
in shows such as ' Family Guy ' or ' The
Simpsons ' show the more traditional
counterpart, that his touch can kill instantly.
Many people claim that the representation
of the Grim Reaper is seen before a person
dies, and takes the soul of the person to
lead them to a new place.

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