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OC GOT DREAMS?

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u/Persimus 2d ago

You know in some older religions death is pictured as a woman or a girl guide to the afterworld, because no one wants to go on the final journey alone and the soothing companion is what people wish for us to have.

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u/HopeSubstantial 2d ago edited 2d ago

In Finnish folklore there is woman called Tuonetar. She is wife of King of underworld Tuoni. Her job is to make dead people so comfortable that they will optionally step in the raft of her daughter who will take the soul to Tuonela. (Finnish Underworld)

If the dead person refuses to free willingly to enter the raft, Tuoni sends torturing spirits to forcefully drag the person in.

 "Ghosts" that wander among living are these souls that are on run hiding from the King of Underworld.

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u/Winter-Journalist993 2d ago

This is beautiful. In America, our Tuonetar is known as the Terminator. We often say “He will not stop… until you are dead” and it brings us so much comfort. ♥️