Otherworldly world in ancient times people had different feelings. At one time he was considered a continuation of life, and in another were afraid. This attitude is also caused by the goddesses of death. Virtually every culture had its own patroness of the other world. They differed not only in their names and appearance, but also in their duties.
The Goddess of Morena's Death
She was also called the goddess of withering of life. Another common name is Mara. The Slavs believed that life and death are a single whole, and they simply can not exist without each other. Mara united several images in herself: birth, fertility and death. According to the existing information, the goddess of death Mara also was responsible for the winter, as the frost destroyed the nature. They considered her to be the patroness of fertility and justice. There are several versions of the origin of Morena. The most common information - Mara, Lada and Zhiva were the first goddesses that appeared, from sparks from Svarog's hammer. Represented Morena as a young girl with fair skin, dark hair and black eyes. Her clothes were always azure with beautiful lace. Slavs believed that she had a close relationship with Yaga, which was his wife Veles. According to the legends, it was she who gave the souls of people for the opportunity to go to Navi.
Goddess of Cali's death
In Hinduism, she was also considered the goddess of destruction, fear and ignorance. At the same time, she gave a blessing to those who wanted to know God. In the Vedas, her name has a direct connection with the god of fire. The appearance of Kali is quite awesome. Represented her as a lean girl with four arms and a skin of blue color. Long hair is always tousled, and they form a secret curtain of death. In each hand she had an important object:
- in the upper left - a bloody sword that destroyed doubts;
- in the lower left - the head of the demon, indicating the clipping of the ego;
- with the upper right hand she makes a defensive gesture that removes fear ;
- the lower right hand gives a blessing to fulfill the coveted desires.
Goddess of Death Hel
Her father was Loki, and the mother of Angrbod. The image of Hel was very frightening. Her height is huge, one half of the body was white and the other half completely black. There is another description, according to which the upper part of Hel's body was like a human being, and the lower one was like a dead person. The goddess of death was also considered the destroyer of the feminine and the secret of the fourth hypostasis of the Moon.