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Thanatos
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Thanatos (; , Thánatos, pronounced in "Death", from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person.
Thanatos was the ancient Greek personification of death, representing the concept as a divine figure rather than merely an abstract force. Though frequently mentioned in Greek myths, he rarely appeared directly in stories, making him a minor but symbolically important character in Greek religious imagination.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Thanatos
- Deity.image
- Column temple Artemis Ephesos BM Sc1206 n3.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Thanatos as a winged and sword-girt youth. Sculptured marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos, .
- Deity.god_of
- Personification of Death
- Deity.abode
- Underworld
- Deity.symbol
- Theta, Poppy, Butterfly, Sword, Inverted Torch
- Deity.parents
- Nyx alone
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In Greek mythology, Thanatos (; , Thánatos, pronounced in "Death", from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person.
His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his counterpart in Roman mythology is Mors or Letum.
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