In the theology of monotheistic religion, the one god governs both life and death.

However in
practice this manifests in different rituals and traditions and varies according to a number of
factors including geography, politics, traditions and the influence of other religions.
Babylonian mythology
Ereshkigal,
[1][2]
first lady of the Underworld
Nergal, second lord of the Underworld
[3]


Ceramic representation of Mictlantecuhtli
Aztec mythology
Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the Underworld.
[4]

Mictecacihuatl,
[5]
Queen of Mictlan (underworld) or Lady of the Dead
Celtic mythology
Cichol
Mannanan
Donn
Inca mythology
Supay
Japanese mythology
Death god (Japan)
Izanami - The queen of Yomi
Shinigami
Egyptian mythology
Anubis, guardian of the dead,
[6]
mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian
religion.
Osiris, lord of the Underworld.
[7]

Nephthys, Anubis' mother, and sister of Osiris, was also a guardian of the dead. She was
believed to also escort dead souls to Osiris.
Finnish mythology
Tuoni, with his wife and children.
[8]

Greek mythology

Hades with his dog Cerberus
Hades, king of Underworld.
[9]

Persephone, queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth.
[10]

Hecate, goddess of magic, night, moon, ghosts, necromancy and crossroads
Thanatos, spirit of death and mortality.
[11]

Macaria, daughter of Hades, goddess of the blessed death (not to be confused with the
daughter of Heracles).
[12]

Melinoe, daughter of Persephone and Hades (or Zeus disguised as Hades), goddess of the
restless undead, (ghosts etc.)
Angelos, a daughter of Zeus and Hera who became an underworld goddess.
Lampades, torch-bearing Underworld nymphs.
o Gorgyra.
[13]

o Orphne, a Lampad nymph of Hades, mother of Askalaphos.
Erebus, the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the
hollows of the earth.
Tartarus, the darkest, deepest part of the underworld.
Keres, goddesses of violent death, sisters of Thanatus.
Keuthonymos, an Underworld spirit and father of Menoetes.
Lamia, a vampiric Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate.
Menoetes, an Underworld spirit who herded the cattle of Hades.
Mormo, a fearsome Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate.
Styx, goddess of the river Styx, a river that formed a boundary between Earth and the
Underworld.
Norse mythology
Odin
[14][15]

Hel
[14][15]

Freyja
[14][15]

Roman mythology
Dis Pater, god of the underworld
Mania, goddess of death
[16]

Mors, personification of death
Orcus, punisher of broken oaths; usually folded in with Pluto
Pluto, ruler of the underworld
Misc African mythology
Iku
[disambiguation needed]
(Yoruba religion), Yoruba influenced syncretic religions such as
Santera, Umbanda and Candombl
Ogbunabali (Igbo mythology)

Santa Muerte Blanca
Misc American mythology
See also: Aztec mythology
Gud or Ghede (Haitian Vodou)
Maya death gods known under various names (Hunhau, Uacmitun Ahau, Kisin, Yum
Kimil) Lord of Underworld in Maya mythology
Santa Muerte (Saint Death), in Mexico
San La Muerte (Saint Death), in Paraguay, the Northeast of Argentina and Southern
Brazil
El To, lord of the underworld, in Cerro Rico, Bolivia
Hindu mythology
Yama
Yamaduta
Mara
Misc East Asian mythology
Ox-Head and Horse-Face () (Chinese)
Black and White Guards of Impermanence () (Chinese)
Shinigami (Shinto)
Yama (Buddhist/Chinese Yama)
Shingon (Burmese)
Misc European mythology
Ankou (Breton people)
Grim Reaper, Europe, personification of Death
Erio (Basque mythology)
Giltin (Lithuanian mythology)
Ishtar-Deela Nakh, Lord of Underworld
[17]

Mra (Latvian mythology)
Morana (Slavic mythology)
Misc Pacific Islands mythology
Hine-nui-te-p (Maori mythology)

Azrael
Misc Southwest Asia mythology
Angra Mainyu or Ahriman, the destructive spirit (Persian mythology)
[18]

Asto Vidatu or Astiwihad or Asto-widhatu, death deity (Persian mythology)
[19]

Aminon, Gatekeeper of the underworld (Ossetian mythology)
Azrael, the Archangel of Death (Islam, Sikhism)
Barastyr, the ruler of the underworld (Ossetian mythology)
Erlik (Turkic mythology)
Mot, (Canaanite)