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'''Thanatos''' is the personification and god of death in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==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}} | 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> | According to [[Layla Hassan]]'s ''[[Bios of the Gods]]'', Thanatos' brothers were [[Charon]] and Hypnos, and their father was [[Erebus]].<ref name="Bios of the Gods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Bios of the Gods]]''</ref> | ||
==Influence and legacy== | ==Influence and legacy== | ||
===1st century BCE=== | ===1st century BCE=== | ||
Around 47 BCE, [[Oidipous]], the son of [[Akakios]] and [[Vesta]], expressed faith in Thanatos in a letter to Akakios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref> | Around 47 BCE, [[Oidipous]], the son of [[Akakios]] and [[Vesta]], expressed faith in Thanatos in a letter to Akakios.<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref> | ||
===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
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> | 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 name="Bleeding Effect">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[Bleeding Effect (memory)|Bleeding Effect]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Eagle Bearer's comment at the [[Grave of Sisyphos]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', ''"Ah, [[Sisyphos]]. You should have left Thanatos to it"'', references how in the myths Sisyphos tried to fool Thanatos.<ref name="Sisyphos">{{WP|Sisyphus#Cheating death|Sisyphus cheating death}}</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 19 August 2020
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]
Behind the scenes
The Eagle Bearer's comment at the Grave of Sisyphos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, "Ah, Sisyphos. You should have left Thanatos to it", references how in the myths Sisyphos tried to fool Thanatos.[4]
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)
