soul-judgment

Ammit · salience 0.9

“If the heart was found to be heavier than the feather, indicating a life lived with sin and wickedness, Ammit would devour it, condemning the soul to a second death - a state of non-existence that was considered the worst possible fate in Egyptian belief.”

Surma · salience 0.9

“In some interpretations, Surma is not merely a beast to be defeated but a test of worthiness, judging those who seek passage based on criteria known only to itself and the gods of the underworld.”

Ankou · salience 0.8

“The creature is said to possess an otherworldly awareness, knowing precisely when and where deaths will occur.”

Michael · salience 0.8

“He also holds a range of other offices that vary by source: weigher of souls at the judgement, escort of the dead, disputant over a body with the devil in one brief and much-discussed episode, and in Islamic tradition a provider associated with sustenance and rain rather than with war.”

Christ · salience 0.75

“Irish material preserved by Lady Gregory stages Christ differently again, as the figure invoked in the Christianized frame narrative around the aged hero Oisín's return from the Otherworld, where Oisín contests with Saint Patrick over whether Christ's judgment can or should exclude the pre-Christian dead — casting Christ specifically in the role of judge over an older heroic order. The material is uneven in depth.”

Black Dog · salience 0.6

“In some traditions, it is believed to be a guardian of lost souls or a psychopomp guiding the dead to the afterlife.”

Anubis

“In the judgment of the dead, Anubis is credited with weighing the heart of the deceased against the feather of Ma'at on a set of scales, determining whether the soul was pure enough to pass into the afterlife or would be devoured by the monster Ammit.”