Azrael
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Azrael is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam and Christian popular culture.
A welcoming depiction of the Archangel of Death (usually associated with Azrael), by Evelyn De Morgan, 1881
A six winged Seraph Azrael by M. Vroubel
Psychopomp
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Psychopomps are creatures, spirits, angels, demons, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife.
Relief from a carved funerary lekythos at Athens: Hermes as psychopomp conducts the deceased, Myrrine, a priestess of Athena, to Hades, c. 430–420 BC (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)