"prophet still, if bird or devil!—" Poe writes of the titular Raven. Ravens, as carrion birds, are often depicted as psychopomps, connecting our world and the next.


Art: Arthur Rackham

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Psychopomps are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife. Their role is to guide them.
'Souls on the Banks of the Acheron' by Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl, 1898

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Psychopomps are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife. Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply to guide them.
Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl, 'The Souls of Acheron' (1898)

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Friendly neighborhood psychopomps who are ready to date you.

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CORONATI PSYCHOPOMPS by Mike Corriero https://t.co/ppMx3pZ0NH

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Ladya of the Psychopomps using the demon horn, Crescendo. ch1

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Crowned Psychopomps WIP 02
A quick update on this creature/being - again, just a crop of t… https://t.co/lAZPbQA0Kx

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For fans of we talked the band of Ch.1, The Psychopomps of Middle Circle!

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Enjoy this free wallpaper! Featuring the Psychopomps from pt.2 coming later 2015 http://t.co/afHAjKOSxh

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