Thanatos
Ancient Greek personification of death / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Greek mythology, Thanatos (/ˈθænətɒs/;[3] Ancient Greek: Θάνατος, pronounced in Ancient Greek: [tʰánatos] "Death",[4] from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying"[5][6]) was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person.
Ancient Greek personification of death
| Thanatos | |
|---|---|
Personification of Peaceful Death | |
 Thanatos as a winged and sword-girt youth. Sculptured marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos, c. 325–300 BC. | |
| Abode | Underworld |
| Symbol | Theta, Poppy, Butterfly, Sword, Inverted Torch |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Nyx alone[1] Nyx and Erebus[2] |
| Siblings | Moros, Keres, Hypnos, Oneiroi, Momus, Oizys, Hesperides, Moirai, Nemesis, Apate, Philotes, Geras, Eris, Styx, Dolos, Ponos, Euphrosyne, Epiphron, Continentia, Petulantia, Misericordia, Pertinacia |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman equivalent | Mors |
His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his counterpart in Roman mythology is Mors or Letum.