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n. - A conductor of souls to the afterworld.

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Usage examples (28)
  • Hermes was their psychopomp
  • The psychopomp is a mediator between the unconscious and conscious realms.
  • We have seen that the original werewolf, howling in the wintry blast, is a kind of psychopomp, or leader of departed souls; he is the wild ancestor of the death-dog,...
  • Death is sometimes portrayed in fiction and occultism as angel of death (note that the name "Azrael" does not appear in any versions of either the psychopomp is a...
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