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A fragment of Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of the 6th century BC, refers to this episode:
King Sisyphos, son of Aiolos, wisest of
men, supposed that he was master of Thanatos;
but despite his cunning he crossed eddying
Akheron twice at fates command. [7]
Sisyphus, son of Aiolos was a more than mortal gure:
for mortals Thanatos usually presents an inexorable fate,
but he was only once successfully overpowered, by the
mythical hero Herakles. Thanatos was consigned to take
the soul of Alkestis, who had oered her life in exchange
for the continued life of her husband, King Admetos of
Pherai. Herakles was an honored guest in the House of
Admetos at the time, and he oered to repay the kings
hospitality by contending with Death itself for Alkestis
life. When Thanatos ascended from Hades to claim
Alkestis, Herakles sprung upon the god and overpowered
him, winning the right to have Alkestis revived. Thanatos
Winged Eros Thanatos, with reversed torch and crossed legs (3rd
ed, cheated of his quarry.
century BC, Stoa of Attalus, Athens)
Euripides, in Alcestis:
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bodily changes that accompany death and the after-death
period.
Thanatophoric dysplasia, so named because of its lethality at birth, is the most common lethal congenital skeletal
dysplasia with an estimated prevalence of one in 6,400
to one in 16,700 births. Its name Thanatophoros, means
death-bearing in Greek.
Euthanasia, good death in Greek, is the act or practice of ending the life of an individual who would otherwise experience severe, incurable suering or disability.
It typically involves lethal injection or the suspension of
extraordinary medical treatment. Doctor Jack Kevorkian
named his euthanasia device the Thanatron .
4 See also
Thanatosensitivity
5 References
[1] Thanatos, n.. OED Online. Oxford University Press.
September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
Thanatophobia is the fear of things associated with or [10] Cook, Zeus: A study in ancient religion, 1940:1045., citing Adolf Furtwngler, in Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher,
reminiscent of death and mortality, such as corpses or
Ausfhrliches Lexikon der grieschischen und rmischen
graveyards. It is related to necrophobia, although the latMythologie.
ter term typically refers to a specic fear of dead bodies
rather than a fear of death in general.
Thanatology is the academic and scientic study of death
among human beings. It investigates the circumstances
surrounding a persons death, the grief experienced by the
deceaseds loved ones, and larger social attitudes towards
death such as ritual and memorialization. It is primarily an interdisciplinary study, frequently undertaken by
professionals in nursing, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, social work and veterinary science. It also describes
6 External links
Thanatos at Theoi.com
Thanatos at the Greek Mythology link
Mythography : The Greek God Thanatos in Myth
and Art
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Stewart, Michael. Thanatos Greek Mythology:
From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Thanatos at the Internet Movie Database
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