Thanatos

Summary

Thanatos is a Greek deity^[1]. He draws 1,927 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #19 of 151).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thanatos's father was Erebos^[3].
• Thanatos's mother was Nyx^[4].
• A child of Thanatos was Lyncus^[5].
• Thanatos's image is recorded as Euphronios krater side A MET L.2006.10.jpg^[6].
• Thanatos is recorded as male^[7].
• Thanatos's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[8].
• Thanatos's instance of is recorded as death deity^[9].
• Thanatos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77257290^[10].
• Thanatos's GND ID is recorded as 124787614^[11].
• Thanatos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2020015785^[12].
• Thanatos's Commons category is recorded as Thanatos^[13].
• Thanatos's unmarried partner is recorded as Macaria^[14].
• Thanatos's said to be the same as is recorded as Death^[15].
• Thanatos's said to be the same as is recorded as Mors^[16].
• Thanatos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l95l^[17].
• Thanatos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thanatos^[18].
• Thanatos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[19].
• Thanatos's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as death^[20].
• Thanatos's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 965030^[21].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[23].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Thanatos's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Thanatos-Greek-mythology^[25].
• Thanatos's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4531^[26].
• Thanatos's present in work is recorded as Hades^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Thanatos's father was Erebos^[3]. His mother was Nyx^[4].

Personal Life

A child of Thanatos was Lyncus^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thanatos include tonic immobility^[28], an animal behavior^[29] and thanatology^[30], an academic discipline^[31].

Why It Matters

Thanatos draws 1,927 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #19 of 151).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for him include tonic immobility^[28], an animal behavior^[29] and thanatology^[30], an academic discipline^[31].

FAQs

Who were Thanatos's parents?

Thanatos's father was Erebos^[3]. Thanatos's mother was Nyx^[4].