Death

Summary

Death is a mythical creature^[1]. Death ranks in the top 2% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,729 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Death's instance of is recorded as mythical creature^[3].
• Death's instance of is recorded as stock character^[4].
• Death is a type of personification^[5].
• Death is a type of psychopomp^[6].
• Death is a type of literary character^[7].
• Death is part of Death and the Maiden^[8].
• Death is part of danse macabre^[9].
• Death's Commons category is recorded as Personifications of death^[10].
• Death's said to be the same as is recorded as Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse^[11].
• Death's said to be the same as is recorded as Thanatos^[12].
• Death's said to be the same as is recorded as Mot^[13].
• Death's said to be the same as is recorded as Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come^[14].
• 1200 BC marks the founding of Death^[15].
• Death's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Personifications of death^[16].
• Death's represents is recorded as death^[17].
• Death's depicted by is recorded as Death and the Maiden (Baldung)^[18].
• Death's depicted by is recorded as Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych^[19].
• Death's described by source is recorded as Q55075031^[20].
• Death's described by source is recorded as Q124209338^[21].
• Death's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Online^[22].
• Death's partially coincident with is recorded as angel of death^[23].
• Death's partially coincident with is recorded as death deity^[24].
• Death's partially coincident with is recorded as Grim Reaper or other personification of death in a work of fiction^[25].
• Death's present in work is recorded as Death’s Ramble^[26].
• Death's present in work is recorded as Because I could not stop for Death^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical creature^[3] and stock character^[4]. Recorded subclass of include personification^[5], psychopomp^[6], and literary character^[7].

Origins

1200 BC marks the founding of Death^[15].

Use and Application

Part of include Death and the Maiden^[8], an artistic theme^[28] and danse macabre^[9], an artistic theme^[29].

Influence

Things named for Death include MQ-9 Reaper^[30], an aircraft model^[31].

Why It Matters

Death ranks in the top 2% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,729 views/month).^[2] Death has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Death is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Death include MQ-9 Reaper^[30], an aircraft model^[31].