GRIM REAPER Shot Glass by Lumengrave

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The imagery of this skeletal figure with a scythe largely stems from the Black Death that swept through Europe in the 14th century. The personification of Death as a hooded skeleton wielding a scythe symbolized the massive death toll and the omnipresence of mortality. However, before this period, death was often depicted in various forms, including as angels or other religious figures, and it was the devastating impact of the plague that solidified the Grim Reaper's iconic imagery in Western culture.