Thanatos
| Thanatos | |
|---|---|
Personification of 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 |
In Greek mythology, Thanatos (UK: /ˈθænətɒs/; Ancient Greek: Θᾰ́νᾰτος, Thánatos, pronounced in Ancient Greek: [tʰánatos] "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.