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A '''ghost''' is an apparently [[supernatural]] [[image]] of someone or something that is thought to be [[death|deceased]] or no longer in existence. According to [[tradition|traditional]] belief, when a [[person]] dies, their [[soul]] exits their [[body]] and makes its way to the [[underworld]] or [[Hades]] (in [[Greek mythology]] according to [[Classics]] [[scholar]] [[Elizabeth Vandiver]]); in [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theology]] as well, the [[soul]] is believed to depart the body and either go to [[heaven]] or [[hell]]. In this context, a ghost is a soul that, for reasons unknown, remains among the [[life|living]], [[haunt]]ing people, sometimes [[scare|scaring]] them or otherwise trying to [[causation|cause]] [[fear]]. Images of ghosts in [[modern]] times often have a [[fog]]-like character, not fully [[solid]] yet not fully [[invisible]], as if a person can [[vision|see]] through them. | |||
Revision as of 14:49, 29 December 2013
A ghost is an apparently supernatural image of someone or something that is thought to be deceased or no longer in existence. According to traditional belief, when a person dies, their soul exits their body and makes its way to the underworld or Hades (in Greek mythology according to Classics scholar Elizabeth Vandiver); in Christian theology as well, the soul is believed to depart the body and either go to heaven or hell. In this context, a ghost is a soul that, for reasons unknown, remains among the living, haunting people, sometimes scaring them or otherwise trying to cause fear. Images of ghosts in modern times often have a fog-like character, not fully solid yet not fully invisible, as if a person can see through them.