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u/MisterVictor13 4d ago
Should this even work on him? He’s not an evil spirit.
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u/RedDraag 4d ago
If you were him, would you risk it?
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u/MisterVictor13 4d ago
No, but I’m curious. I’ve heard of salt expelling ghosts and demons, but not Death itself.
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u/TipsalollyJenkins 4d ago
Salt is associated with purity because of its preservative properties, so salt isn't really specific to "ghosts and demons", it's often seen as protection against basically anything supernatural as these things are seen as unnatural or impure. This is also why silver comes up as a foil to supernatural creatures so often (vampires don't appear in mirrors, for example, because they used to be made of polished silver), its resistance to tarnishing created an association with purity.
Also it's funnier this way.
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u/fyahspreadit 4d ago
Shhhhhh mini Deadth doesn’t know that… according to mum, if you’ve done anything naughty lately, it’ll work on you! Mum’s favourite time-out tactic…
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u/trisanite 4d ago
Technically it works on all spirits, so if he's an angel of death or cruel, yes. however if he's the embodiment, or God of death, not.
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u/fyahspreadit 4d ago
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u/YoutuberCameronBallZ 4d ago
But death isn't evil, so he'd be fine
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u/Rough_Ad4416 4d ago
This has been in my head for years. So in Hercules, Hades is evil right? But he's the God of the dead, not the God of death, Thanatos is. I like to imagine Thanatos is the terrifying reaper of souls and Hades is just kinda their keeper. The Fates and Thanatos decide who dies, Hades does not.
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u/mcsmackyoaz 4d ago
He just runs hell’s retirement home
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u/Rough_Ad4416 4d ago
My favorite portrayals of Death with a capital D is in American Horror Story Asylum and Neil Gaimans' Sandman. In Sandman Death says "When the first living thing existed, I was there waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job will be finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave."
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u/TipsalollyJenkins 4d ago
Salt is generally believed to repel the supernatural in general, not just evil creatures.
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u/OAG-OAG 4d ago
Why has no one ever filled hulahoops with salt and thrown them at the ghosts and demons like a game of horror movie ring toss?
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u/Wasabicannon 4d ago
Been rewatching Supernatural and after seeing so many ghosts and demons just blow some wind to get rid of the salt circle you now have me wondering why the hell that was never done.
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u/waffling_with_syrup 4d ago
Nobody's gonna ask why Death puts so much salt in his food? Look at that first panel!
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u/Grifoooo 3d ago
Since it's a cast iron pan, he could be cleaning it. Dumping salt in it and scrubbing is a pretty good strat
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u/AI-ArtfulInsults 4d ago
I wonder how feasible it would be to produce a cone-shaped salt container that can be thrown or rolled to pour a salt circle