00:12Somewhere, in the dark, gloomy realm of the underworld, there lived an ominous lesser deity of death,
00:19who was second, to only Hades himself, the god, and personification of peaceful death,
00:25who, by merely touching a person, made them die a painless death.
00:31His name, was Thanatos. Known by the Romans, with the name, Letus, or Letum.
00:38Born from the union of the night, Nyx. And the darkness, Erebus.
00:43Thanatos was the twin brother of Hypnus, the god of slumber. And also the brother to the Gares, the spirits
00:50of violent death.
00:51Gares, god of old age. Nemesis, goddess of retribution. Apate, the spirit of deception.
00:58Osis, goddess of suffering. Moros, the spirit of doom. Momos, the spirit of blame.
01:05And Charon, the ferryman, that led the souls to the underworld.
01:10Thanatos was the divine representation, of peaceful and painless death. Unlike his sisters, the Gares, who represented violent death.
01:19He would often appear to the old, and the willing. Granting them an eternal rest, from the sufferings of the
01:25world.
01:27Just like his master, Hades, Thanatos was unyielding, and indiscriminate.
01:33He was often shown, as having huge black wings. Dressed in long black clothes.
01:38And wielding a sword, or a large sickle. And sometimes, carries an inverted torch. Which represents an extinguished life.
01:48He ensured, that the spirit of a deceased mortal, was safely transported to the bank of the Acheron river. And
01:54deep into the underworld.
01:56Being a lesser known deity. There are very few stories and myths, about Thanatos.
02:02Some ancient authors, believed that Thanatos and Hades, were the same god. And there was no difference between the two.
02:10From the words of these authors, Thanatos was Hades. And Hades was Thanatos.
02:16To be continued...
02:26To be continued...
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