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Mors is often represented allegorically in later Western literature and art, particularly during the Middle Ages. Depictions of the Crucifixion of Jesus sometimes show Mors standing at the foot of the cross. Mors' antithesis is personified as Vita, "Life."

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  • Mors (mythology)
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  • Mors is often represented allegorically in later Western literature and art, particularly during the Middle Ages. Depictions of the Crucifixion of Jesus sometimes show Mors standing at the foot of the cross. Mors' antithesis is personified as Vita, "Life."
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Name
  • Mors
Type
  • Roman
Caption
  • Mors coming for a miser in a painting by Hieronymus Bosch.
Siblings
  • Somnus, Invidia, Discordia, Tenebrae, Somnia, Charon, Dirae, and many others
Image size
  • 100(xsd:integer)
Greek equivalent
Deity of
  • Personification of Death
Parents
  • Nox and Scotus
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  • Mors is often represented allegorically in later Western literature and art, particularly during the Middle Ages. Depictions of the Crucifixion of Jesus sometimes show Mors standing at the foot of the cross. Mors' antithesis is personified as Vita, "Life."
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