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'''Thanatos''' is the personification and god of death in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. He is regarded as the son of [[Nyx]], the primordial goddess of night, and as such, Thanatos is the twin of [[Hypnos]] and the brother of [[Nemesis]], the goddess of retribution, and [[Eris]], the goddess of strife, as well as of the [[Fates]]. | '''Thanatos''' is the personification and god of death in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
==Biography== | |||
He is regarded as the son of [[Nyx]], the primordial goddess of night, and as such, Thanatos is the twin of [[Hypnos]] and the brother of [[Nemesis]], the goddess of retribution, and [[Eris]], the goddess of strife, as well as of the [[Fates]].{{Fact|September 2019}} | |||
According to [[Layla Hassan]]'s ''[[Bios of the Gods]]'', Thanatos' brothers were [[Charon]] and Hypnos, and their father was [[Erebus]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[Bios of the Gods]]''</ref> | |||
==Influence and legacy== | ==Influence and legacy== | ||
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===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
In Greek culture, the letter {{Wiki|Theta#Symbolism| | In Greek culture, the letter ''{{Wiki|Theta#Symbolism|theta}}'' represents death and as such, Thanatos. In 2012, ''theta'' appeared as part of [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[Bleeding Effect (memory)|Bleeding Effect]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 3 October 2019
Thanatos is the personification and god of death in Greek mythology.
Biography
He is regarded as the son of Nyx, the primordial goddess of night, and as such, Thanatos is the twin of Hypnos and the brother of Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, and Eris, the goddess of strife, as well as of the Fates. [citation needed]
According to Layla Hassan's Bios of the Gods, Thanatos' brothers were Charon and Hypnos, and their father was Erebus.[1]
Influence and legacy
1st century BCE
Around 47 BCE, Oidipous, the son of Akakios and Vesta, expressed faith in Thanatos in a letter to Akakios.[2]
21st century
In Greek culture, the letter theta represents death and as such, Thanatos. In 2012, theta appeared as part of Clay Kaczmarek's memories.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- The Lost Archive (symbol only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bios of the Gods
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Cat and Mouse
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive – Bleeding Effect