# Grandfather Death — Figures of Earth character guide

> Grandfather Death in Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Death

**First appearance:** 0050-xxxix-the-passing-of-manuel

## Who they are

The personification of death who appears to claim Manuel at the end.

## Relationships

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_psychological_

A personification of death who haunts Manuel, representing his mortality and the inevitable end of his heroic journey.

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_psychological_

A personification of death who haunts Manuel, representing his mortality and the inevitable end of his heroic journey.

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_psychological_

A personification of death who haunts Manuel, representing his mortality and the inevitable end of his heroic journey.

## In the story

### [V: The Eternal Ambuscade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/v-the-eternal-ambuscade)

Death appears as a veiled horseman, half-brother to Miramon Lluagor, demanding a rider for his black horse. He takes Niafer.

### [The Passing of Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxix-the-passing-of-manuel)

Appears as the lean stranger (the Léshy) to claim Manuel, forcing him to choose between himself and his daughter Melicent.

### [XL: Colophon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xl-colophon)

Grandfather Death accompanies Manuel to the river Lethe, untethers the swine of Eubouleus, and speaks of destiny and the washing away of memories.

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