


He is also often shown with an hourglass as a symbol of elapsing life.

The nature and purpose of the Grim Reaper (also simply referred to as "Death") varies between two different versions: one version describes him as a simple guide, the supernatural being who takes you to the next world after you die (the fancy word for this is " psychopomp") the other version sees him as the entity of death, you die when he touches you.Įither way, he is generally seen as a tall, often skeletal, specter in a black hooded robe, who wields a Sinister Scythe when he visits commoners and a sword when he visits royalty, though the scythe is the most common of his symbols.
