psychopomp

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

psychopomp
    n 1: a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their
         psychopomp"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Psychopomp \Psy"cho*pomp\, n. [Gr. ?; psychh` the soul + ? to
   send: cf. F. psychopompe.] (Myth.)
   A leader or guide of souls . --J. Fiske.
   [1913 Webster]