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Thanatos

Thanatos was the Greek god of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and brother of Hypnos (Sleep), as well of Moros (Doom), Nemesis and Fates.

At Troy, Thanatos and Hypnos carried the body of Sarpedon home in Lycia, when Patroclus killed Sarpedon.

When Alcestis was fated to die in her husband's place, Heracles restored her to Admetus by wrestling with Thanatos.

Heracles probably wrestled with Thanatos again in the Underworld during Heracles' twelfth labour. Heracles only spared Thanatos at Persephone's request.

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Thanatos, Θάνατος – "Death".
Mors (Roman).

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House of Hades:

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  • • Elysian Fields
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  • • Hades (Pluto)
  • • Persephone (Kore)
  • • Hecate
  • • Styx
  • • Plutus
  • • Thanatos
  • • Hypnos
  • • Morpheus
  • • Charon
  • • Erinyes (Furies)
  • • Three Judges
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Hypnos

Hypnos

Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep. The Romans identified Hypnos with Somnus , the Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx . Hypnos was the brother of Thanatos , as well of Moros ("Doom"), Nemesis and Fates . Hypnos was the father of Morpheus...

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Nyx (Night)

Nyx (Night)

Goddess of the night. Nyx was identified by the Romans as Nox, and was often identified as just Night. Nyx was born together with Erebus , Gaea , Tartarus, and Eros ("Love"), out of Chaos. By her brother Erebus, Nyx bore Aether ("Upper Air") and H...

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Somnus

Somnus

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Hades (Pluto)

Hades (Pluto)

Lord of the Underworld . Hades was the son of the titans, Cronus and Rhea . Hades was the god of the dead, and ruled his world with more absolute power and authority than Zeus. Hades was a grim god, not an evil one. His other name Aïdoneus (Aidone...

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Morpheus

Morpheus

The Greek god of dreams. Morpheus was the son of Hypnos or the Roman Somnus ("Sleep"). Morpheus was seen as a black-winged god. In the Roman myths, he was only one of the gods of dreams, known as the Oneiroi (Dreams). There were 999 other sons of ...

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Moerae (Fates)

Moerae (Fates)

Goddesses of fate. The Fates or Moerae (Moirai) were known by Hesiod as the three daughters of Nyx ("Night"): Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. In later accounts they were known as daughters of Zeus and Themis , and possibly sisters of the Seasons (Ho...

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Hades

Hades

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Erebus (Darkness)

Erebus (Darkness)

Erebus was born together with Nyx , Gaea , Tartarus, and Eros ("Love"), out of Chaos . With his sister Nyx, Erebus was the father of Aether ("Upper Air") and Hemera ("Day"). See Creation, Theogony of Hesiod . Apart from the part he played in the C...

April 19th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Children of Hades

Children of Hades

In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the Underworld . He was one of the most prominent gods, being the brother of powerful deities like Zeus and Poseidon . The modern audience often just views him as an isolated villain, and that is largely ac...

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