What is the proper way to say...
What is the proper way to say "Mother Death" in Spanish? Is it Madre de la Muerte, or ...? I don't mean it as in the death of someone's mother, I mean it as a proper title. Thanks!
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I think no one will answer this easily so I will give my thoughts, whether they be helpful or not.
I think of the grim reaper/Death as being male
Judging by Mother Earth and Father time in wikipedia:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosa_madre#La_Madre_Tierra_en_la_cultura_popular_actual
La madre tierra
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Tiempo
El Padre Tiempo
I searched La madre muerte and found this:
La madre muerta of course refers to a mother that is dead
Madre de la muerte sounds more like Death's mother than a female personification of death itself to me.
Disclaimer: I have never heard the term in either language before, so this is pure conjuncture.
