Thanatos

Summary

Thanatos is a Greek deity^[1]. He draws 8,529 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 is recorded as male^[6].
• Thanatos's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[7].
• Thanatos's instance of is recorded as death deity^[8].
• Thanatos's Commons category is recorded as Thanatos^[9].
• Thanatos's unmarried partner is recorded as Macaria^[10].
• Thanatos's said to be the same as is recorded as Death^[11].
• Thanatos's said to be the same as is recorded as Mors^[12].
• Thanatos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thanatos^[13].
• Thanatos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[14].
• Thanatos's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as death^[15].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[17].
• Thanatos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Thanatos's present in work is recorded as Hades^[19].
• Thanatos's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Θάνατος'}^[20].
• Thanatos's different from is recorded as Thanatos^[21].
• Thanatos's domain of saint or deity is recorded as death^[22].
• Thanatos's sibling is recorded as Hypnos^[23].

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 thanatology^[24], an academic discipline^[25] and tonic immobility^[26], an animal behavior^[27].

Why It Matters

Thanatos draws 8,529 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.^[28] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for him include thanatology^[24], an academic discipline^[25] and tonic immobility^[26], an animal behavior^[27].

FAQs

Who were Thanatos's parents?

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