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=== [[Literature]] ===
* It is the middle name of detective [[Lord Peter Wimsey]], although in his case it is pronounced "Deeth" (rhymes with "teeth"). The Wimsey books also include a {{spoiler|psychotic neurologist named Sir Julian ''Freke''}}.
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' novels, despite featuring [[The Grim Reaper|Death Himself]] as a prominent good guy, had a villain named Edward d'Eath (no relation) in ''[[
* There's also a De'Ath in ''[[Gormenghast]]''.
* In [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]'', {{spoiler|Édouard de Gex}} takes the alias Edmund de Ath after he fakes his death. Given how many people he ends up killing or causing the death of, [[Rule of Symbolism|it's quite symbolic]].
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