n.a
reference to the Grim Reaper, the representation of
death as a person, who is often portrayed as a cloaked
man or
skeleton carrying a scythe in his duty as a "harvester" or "collector" of bodies and souls. (A scythe is a farming tool with a long, curved blade fastened on a
handle, used for reaping, i.e., cutting down
grain, grass, etc., as during a harvest.)