< NATO> VERSUS <I.B.M.> ITEM-012. DIACHRONIC VERSUS SYNCHRONIC: 'THROUGH TIME' VERSUS 'AT ONE POINT IN TIME & SPACE'. ITEM-013: PSYCHO-POM P : Psychopomps (from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός - psuchopompos , literally meaning the "guide of souls") [1] are creatures, spirits , angels , or deities in many religions whose responsibility