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==Personification==
==Personification==
[[File:Atheist doctor.jpg|thumbnail|center|400px|The Grim Reaper]]
[[File:Atheist doctor.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|The Grim Reaper]]
Throughout history, many cultures have possessed their own personification of death. This personification is sometimes known as the Grim Reaper or simply Death, and usually appears wearing a black hooded robe and carrying a scythe. Many religions use a god or deity who stood for death and/or the afterlife:
Throughout history, many cultures have possessed their own personification of death. This personification is sometimes known as the Grim Reaper or simply Death, and usually appears wearing a black hooded robe and carrying a scythe. Many religions use a god or deity who stood for death and/or the afterlife: