Thanatos (Greek: Θάνατος, Thánatos, lit. "death"), also known as Mors, Letus or Letum, is the god and personification of Death in Ancient Greek mythology. A rather grim figure, Thanatos doesn't appear much in myth, save for two major stories, one of which has been covered by Red, as the Ancient Greeks were uneasy with the idea of death and their own mortality.
Miscellaneous Myths[]
Sisyphus Captures Death[]
Despite being the dreaded god of death, Thanatos could occasionally be outwitted, a feat that the sly King Sisyphus of Corinth twice accomplished. When it came time for Sisyphus to die, Hades ordered Thanatos to chain Sisyphus up in Tartarus. Sisyphus cheated death by tricking Thanatos into his own shackles, thereby preventing the demise of any mortal while Thanatos was so enchained.
Eventually Ares, the bloodthirsty god of war, grew frustrated with the battles he incited, since neither side could suffer any casualties. He released Thanatos and handed his captor over to the god. Sisyphus would evade Death a second time by convincing Persephone to allow him to return to his wife stating that she never gave him a proper funeral, and avoided his fate until he too died years later (as Thanatos was too traumatized to go collect him immediately). He found himself before a very pissed Thanatos, as well as the similarly bemused Hades and Persephone, where he was sentenced to an eternity of frustration in Tartarus, rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down when he got close to the top.
Physical Appearance[]
Thanatos is mostly black and smoke-coloured. He is lean, and has angel-like wings.