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Thanatos
Ancient Greek personification of death / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Greek personification of death. For other uses, see Thanatos (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Thanos.
In Greek mythology, Thanatos (/ˈθænətɒs/;[3] Ancient Greek: Θᾰ́νᾰτος, Thánatos, 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.
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Thanatos | |
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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 |
Parents | Nyx alone[1] Erebus and Nyx[2] |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Mors |
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His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his counterpart in Roman mythology is Mors or Letum.[citation needed]