Thanatos Sightings

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• The Iliad by Homer 800BC - 600BC

  Thanatos and his brother Hypnos were big-time heroes when they took the body of Sarpedon peacefully away from the battlefield in Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War.

  
  
• Alcestis by Euripides 438BC

  In this play, Thanatos is totally humiliated when Heracles beats him in wrestling, allowing Alcestis to avoid death. (Yeah, this is definitely not Thanatos's favorite play.)

  
  
• God of War Series 2005

  In this gory video game, Thanatos is eventually slain by the mighty Kratos. Ouch.

  
  
• The Incredible Hercules 2010

  Thanatos shows up to do some major psychopomping in this Marvel comic book.

  
  
• The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 2011

  In this installation of the Heroes of Olympus series, Thanatos ends up chained to a glacier, which causes all kinds of problems. (You'd think Thanatos wouldn't let himself get chained again after that embarrassing Sisyphus incident…)