| Death
Christian
One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Death rides a pale horse in the apocalyptic Book of Revelations, a narrative by John of Patmos that is either a description of the end of the world or a brilliant allegory of the trials a Christian must face in this corrupt sphere. The personification of mortality has traditionally acquired a skeletal figure, a black robe, and a scythe, a sickle, or a trident for harvesting the dying.
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