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Psychopomp

Many sets of religious beliefs have a particular spirit, god, demon or angel whose responsibility is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife, such as Heaven or Hell. These creatures are called psychopomps.

They were often associated with horses, ravens, dogs, crows, sparrows, harts[?] and dolphins.

  1. Aztec mythology
    1. Xolotl
  2. Cahuilla mythology[?]
    1. Muut[?]
  3. Celtic mythology
    1. Belatu-Cadros (especially Wales)
    2. Epona
    3. Ogmios
  4. Egyptian mythology
    1. Anubis
    2. Neith
    3. Horus
    4. Set
    5. Thoth
  5. English mythology
    1. Waetla[?]
  6. Etruscan mythology
    1. Turms
  7. Greek mythology
    1. Artemis
    2. Hermes
  8. Hindu mythology
    1. Agni
    2. Pushan[?]
  9. Inuit mythology
    1. Anguta
    2. Pinga
  10. Mayan mythology
    1. Ixtab
  11. Norse mythology
    1. Baldur
    2. Odin
  12. Persian mythology[?]
    1. Mithras
  13. Polynesian mythology
    1. Aumakua
  14. Roman mythology
    1. Mercury
  15. Slavic mythology[?]
    1. Volos[?]
  16. Vodun
    1. Ghede
  17. Zoroastrianism
    1. Vohu Mano[?]


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