Symbols of Thanatos
Thanatos is often depicted wearing these clothes.
What are Black robes?
Thanatos is the god of this inevitable life process.
What is death?
This mortal was forced into eternal punishment of rolling a stone up a hill, due to the fact that he managed to trick death into freeing him back into the real world after he died.
Who is Sisyphus?
This primordial goddess of the night is the mother of Thanatos.
Who is Nyx?
This character is how many people personify death in the modern day.
Who is the Grim Reaper?
Thanatos is associated with this flower.
What is a Poppy?
Thanatos is often mistaken for this other Olympian Greek God, due to him being the god of the dead.
Who is Hades?
Thanatos and Hypnos are often described carrying this Trojan demigod's body from the battlefield to be buried in his home.
Who is Sarpedon?
This god of sleep is the twin brother of Thanatos, and they are often depicted together in myths or stories.
Who is Hypnos?
When the Romans took the Grecian religion, this is the name of the god that Thanatos became.
Who is Mors?
Thanatos is associated with this light source, and it is often seen upside down.
What is a torch?
Contrasting the Keres, the gods of violent death, Thanatos is more associated with this kind of death.
What is a gentle, peaceful, and comforting death?
Thanatos does not partake in these, which sets him apart from many other Gods in Greek mythology.
What are romantic relationships with mortals or other Gods?
This god of the dark is the father of Thanatos.
Who is Erebus?
Thanatos is seen as a character in this popular modern video game, which is also named after a Greek God.
What is Hades?
This insect is the Greek representation of the soul, a pure symbol of how Thanatos gently transports the souls of people from the living to the afterlife.
What is a butterfly?
Thanatos is often seen carrying humans to this place, where they are to remain for the rest of eternity.
What is the Underworld?
This person was a master of music, and made a deal with Hades to bring his wife back from the dead, but he broke the agreement so that Thanatos had to reclaim his revived wife.
Who is Orpheus?
This god of Old age was the brother of Thanatos.
Who is Geras?
This Egyptian god is also seen as a god of death.
Who is Anubis?
This weapon is often depicted being carried by Thanatos, it represents how Thanatos can end any mortal life, just like this weapon has ended many peoples lives.
What is a sword?
Although he was seen as a bringer of death, many Greeks also saw him as this.
What is a guide?
This legendary demi-god tackled Thanatos in order to save his friends wife.
Who is Heracles?
This god of retribution and revenge is the sister of Thanatos and Hypnos.
Who is Nemesis?
This subject is the scientific study of death, it is also named for Thanatos.
What is Thanatology?