Why is death and all representations of him in Western literature, usually shown as an evil character. From the Grimm reaper to the the modern renditions of Hades. This personification of a state of life has been villified into something that people are disgusted by.

As to why I ask this, it mostly comes from me trying to figure out the origination of death as the grin reaper and the four horsemen of apocalypse and how it differs with Islam version of death, where death is a high ranking angel and considered the wisest of the gods servant who is sent to earth to conduct one of the most important task.

In Greek mythology, Hades the Lord of the underworld was never shown as an evil being who wanted to steal people's soul but the Lord of the Halls of hell and manager of the souls that made their way there from the river Styx.

In Norse mythology, Hel is the Lord of the underworld, and even there where she was cursed to the job by Odin due to a prophecy, she mostly kept to herself and never seemed to be protrayed as an evil or villianous character.

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Death is my friend and i wanna fuck his asshole

I have never really seen the Grim Reaper as an evil character, I guess my view of him has always been more bureaucratic than belligerent. As for more modern renditions of Hades in western culture, it's often the case that he's coloured as evil due to his similar position in Greek mythology to Satan's position in Christian lore. Anubis sometimes gets similar treatment despite Apophis being a closer satanic equivalent.

When it comes to the view the grim reaper being evil, it might be because his conception was likely from a more folk background where morals tend to be simpler.

She's actually really nice.

Well what can you say Death is so sexy that who can fault anyone trying to tear down a whole universe just to win the affection of her. Thanos Love story.

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She's actually really nice.

Best girl

because westerners are stupid and afraid of death

being afriad of death is the only thing that makes sense

nothingness is horrifying

Eh, the Grim Reaper is usually characterized more as a servant of nature and the steward of souls than the arbiter of death.

Your death will not come by him, if you believe in that sort of thing.

When an apple is ready it falls from the tree anyway. Why not be plucked by the silent usher and cradled on to heaven than fall to the ground and rot?

That's why a reaper. He does not make death, just as a farmer does not make grain. Nature makes death. The Reaper merely harvests the crop when it is time to be harvested.