Thanatos

In Greek mythology, Thanatos

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(???????, "death") was the personification of death (Roman equivalent: Mors). He was a creature of bone-chilling darkness. He was a son of Nyx and twin of Hypnos. He plays little role in the myths. He became rather overshadowed by Hades the lord of death. Night, the destructive, brought forth a horde of villainous immortals. Thanatos was one of that wretched lot.

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Night?s offspring are described as "horrible, painful, cruel, brooding, mocking and malignant." (Theogony, 212). (The one exception is "loving Affection" who is placed between Deception and Old Age.)

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Thanatos might be poetically called the brother of Sleep and the son of Night.

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In art, Thanatos was depicted as a young man carrying a butterfly, wreath or inverted torch in his hands. He sometimes has two wings and a sword attached to his belt.

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Roman: Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and several geographic locations....

Nyx: NYX is a comic book series by Marvel Comics launched in fall 2003, written by Joe Quesada with art by Joshua Middleton (issues #1-4) and Rob Teranishi (issues #5-7)....

Hypnos: In Greek mythology, the personification of sleep (The Roman equivalent was known as Somnus). His twin was Thanatos ("death"); their mother was the goddess Nyx ("night")....

Thanatos related Images and Photos (experimental)

Eros et Thanatos