Tanatos , Tanat , Fanat ( dr. Greek Θάνατος , “death”) - in Greek mythology [1] personification of death , the son of Nyutta and Erebus [2] , the twin brother of the god of sleep and dream Hypnos . Lives at the end of the world [3] . Mentioned in the Iliad (XVI 454). He was also deceived by Sisyphus (he chained him to a rock, but later Thanatos freed Ares ).
| Thanatos | |
|---|---|
| Θάνατος | |
 Hypnos and Thanatos carry away Sarpedon , Hermes observes | |
| God of death | |
| Mythology | Ancient Greek mythology |
| Name interpretation | Death |
| Floor | male |
| Father | Erebus |
| Mother | Nyukta |
| Brother | Hypnos , Onir |
| Sister | Eris , Kera |
| Children | |
| In other cultures | Morse |
Thanatos has an iron heart and is hated by the gods. He is the only god who does not love gifts. The cult of Thanatos existed in Sparta .
Thanatos was most often portrayed as a winged youth with a quenched torch in his hand or a sword with which God cut a strand of hair, freeing the soul from the body. Depicted in Kipsel's casket as a black boy next to a white boy Hypnos [4] . LXXXVII Orphic hymn is dedicated to him. The protagonist of the tragedy of Euripides " Alkestide " (translated by Annensky "The Demon of Death").
Cinema
- Cartoon Hercules at Admet ( 1986 ).
See also
- Death drive
Notes
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world . M., 1991-92. In 2 vols. T. 2. P. 491, Lubker F. The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities . M., 2001. In 3 vol. T. 3. S. 377
- ↑ Hesiod . Theogony 212
- ↑ Hesiod. Theogony 759.764-766
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas V 18, 1