2007-02-20 10:40:50 · 7 answers · asked by xpected 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They both symbolize death...
But the original Grim Reaper was actually the Greek god Thanatos, the personification of death and the twin brother of sleep. He has been adapted over time, but has always kept his scythe...
2007-02-20 10:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Angel of Death brings death and the Grim Reaper collects souls
2007-02-20 19:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of Azrael, except that cat on the old cartoon Smurfs. I wonder if that was some kind of joke on the writers' part, to name the cat after an angel of death in such a predominantly Christian country...? Interesting!
2007-02-20 18:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both symbolize the same thing (death), although they might have had different origins...
2007-02-20 18:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by silverleaf90210 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different names in different cultures but all the same.
2007-02-20 18:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by Nuwaubian Moor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya
2007-02-20 18:46:25 · answer #6 · answered by thyplo101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more or less
2007-02-20 18:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by c s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋