Another new word I found that I thought was really interesting enough to share.
Psychopomp-- The god/angel/demon/creature/etc that leads souls to the afterlife.
I didn't know they had a specific word for that. This isn't the judges of the dead, it's not necessarily the guy that is the official death god, it's what led you from life into death. Despite the bad rap that some might get, they aren't generally bad because they don't kill, they just take the dead, so please don't fear or hate them for that. In Greek mythos, Hermes would count because sometimes he was said to be the one that led people to the river Styx. Valkyries are another example, with the duty to gather the souls of dead warriors. The one that everyone is probably most familiar with is the Grim Reaper though, which you'll see in the lovely picture below, which I've seen passed around social media a few times and got from Reddit this time.
Jung also used this term to refer to a mediator between the conscious/unconscious minds, but I didn't find as much proof of that.
Apparently there is also a video game and a band, or at least an album, with the same name, so finding sources for this beyond the dictionaries is a bit hit and miss, so be careful in your explorations. There are some sources below if you're interested in learning more. I hope you don't have to use this word too often in life, but it's an interesting one anyway, and I do hope you have fun with the trivia of it.
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