![]() In Greek mythology, Chronos, called Father Time, was the king of titans and the father of Zeus. ![]() Each movement of the scythe brings thousands of souls. The scythe is an image that reminds us that Death reaps the souls of sinners like the peasant who harvests corn in his field. It is interesting to note that the dead body itself was never garbed in black - the colour of the winding sheet or shroud seems always to have been white. The garb of Death or the black mourning robe, to which the first references are found in the early fifteenth century, is very close to the robe of the priest or monk who officiated at the death bed. ![]() In modern-day European-based folklore, Death is known as the Grim Reaper, depicted as wearing a dark hooded cloak and wielding a scythe.
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