Thanatos

Thanatos, or Thanatus, may refer to:

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In Greek mythology:

• Thánatos, the god of death

In science:

• Thanatos (psychoanalysis), a post-Freudian psychoanalytic term for death drive
• Thanatus (genus), a genus of philodromid crab spiders
• Thanatos, a taxonomic synonym for Bothriechis, a genus of venomous pitvipers

In music:

• Thanatos (Dutch band), recorded commercially 1990-1992 and 2000-2005
• Thanatos (US band), recorded commercially 1993-1997
• Thanatos, an album by Relatives Menschsein
• Thanatos, a doujin album by Japanese band Sound Horizon
• Thanatos, a character in the album Moira by Sound Horizon

In fiction:

• Thanatos is one of the antagonistic deities featured in the universe of the Manga Saint Seiya, authored by Masami Kurumada, that was later adapted to Anime. As in Greek mythology, he is the personification of mortality and death, and the twin brother of Hypnos. In Kurumada's mythos, he is a subordinate of Hades, the Emperor of the Darkness and ruler of the Underworld. He is a sworn enemy of the protector goddess of the Earth, Athena.
• Thanatos in Incarnations of Immortality, an eight-book fantasy series by Piers Anthony. In the first book, On a Pale Horse, the office of Death is assumed by a suicidal photographer named Zane, after he kills the previous holder of the title. The name Thanatos is used here as something of an official title for the erstwhile Incarnation of Death. Zane, as Thanatos, appears in a supporting role in the other books.
• Thanos, one of the most powerful Eternals in Marvel Comics, is named after Thanatos. His driving motivation is being in love with the personification of Death, typically but not universally shown as female in the Earth-616 universe. This drives him to cosmic acts of villainy, including at one point attempting to kill half the living beings in the universe to prove his love for her.
• Thanatos, a lesser known Marvel Comics villain.
• Thanatos appears as the personification of Death in the book Donnerjack by Roger Zelazny and Jane Lindskold.
• David Xanatos, a villain and occasional benefactor from the Disney animated series Gargoyles.
• Xanatos, a villain from the Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice book series.

In video games:

• Thanatos, a Persona usable by the main character in the PS2 game Persona 3
• Thanatos, and its mutation "Thanatos-R" is the final boss in the PS2 game Resident Evil: Outbreak
• Thanatos, one of the strongest non-boss creatures in the MMORPG MapleStory
• Thanatos, a boss in the video game Battle Clash
• Thanatos, a boss in the video game Secret of Mana
• Thanatos, a Legion in the video game Chaos Legion
• Thanatos, a boss character in the MMORPG Ragnarok Online
• Thanatos, a heavy 'Mech in the MechWarrior video game series
• Thanatos, a weapon for Astaroth, a selectable character in the Soul Calibur video game series
• Thanatos, a carrier class capital ship in the MMORPG Eve Online
• Thanatos, a boss in the video game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
• Thanatos (8-bit video game), developed by Durell Software
• Thanatos' Axe, a weapon that appears in Golden Sun: The Lost Age.
• Thanatos Lance, a death-dealing weapon that appears in Final Fantasy X.

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