Thanatos

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Thanatos is the God of Peaceful Death in the Greek pantheon and a major character in Korina's Origin. He is the primary caretaker of Mors and Korina for most of the series.

## Appearance

Thanatos is a man with muted olive skin, gold eyes and shoulder-length white hair in a curtain haircut. He wears a blue chiton with gold trim that is secured over his left shoulder. It is layered over darker blue pants. On his calves are gold greaves with skulls on the top. Around his waist is a gold belt with a white skull buckle. Around his neck is a gold broad collar necklace, on his left wrist is a thick gold band and on his right forearm is a silver and gold band. He is gigantic in his true form, being too large to fit into most rooms, and even in his smallest form he is still so tall that he needs to crouch to fit through most doorways.

For much of the series he has white wings on his back, though after the episode "Sacrifice" he no longer has his wings.

## Lore

### Personality

Thanatos is a level-headed and mild-mannered individual. Many millennia of being alive has given him experience in many fields, as well as the humility to admit when he doesn’t know something. Typically he is able to put his own personal feelings aside and use diplomacy first. There are exceptions to his behavior, especially when it comes to matters concerning his family.

### Relationships

#### Morpheus

As the two of them are primordial gods that have existed together for thousands of years, Thanatos and Morpheus consider each other to be brothers, despite a lack of blood relation. The two of them spent many years venturing out to the mortal world together, and as one of his closest confidants, Thanatos was one of the few close witnesses to Asteria and Morpheus' relationship as well as the aftermath of it. Morpheus trusted him enough to leave Korina in his care, believing that he would do a better job at raising her. While Thanatos is understanding of Morpheus' reasons to leave Korina, he still encourages him to be present in her life.

#### Mors

Thanatos has a complicated relationship with Mors. He saved Mors from Keres when he was just a baby and made the decision to raise him as his own, though he was not prepared to deal with his violent temper as he grew up. He made many hard decisions while raising Mors, some that he later grew to regret. While their differing temperaments and views put them at odds, Thanatos clearly cares for Mors and is willing to do anything for his safety and happiness, even at the cost of his own.

#### Korina

After Morpheus leaves Korina in Thanatos' care, he raises her and treats her as if she were his child. Aside from that, he is also the one to help her with learning magic much of the time. His care for Korina can sometimes come off as being controlling or overprotective, though he means well and things are often resolved quickly between them.

#### Luchnos

Though Thanatos is technically Luchnos’ boss and employer, their relationship is more similar to that of a parent-child relationship than a business one. In the episode “The Story of Luchnos”, it is revealed that Thanatos was the one to give Luchnos his name and essentially raised him after his death.

#### Keres

Keres and Thanatos have known each other since they were created, and they have fought with each other throughout all this time. As they are both primordial deities who spent thousands of years together, they consider each other siblings to some degree despite not having any blood relation. Keres' callous and violent nature, as well as the deaths of her children in her care, has only made Thanatos resent her more over the years. These events would lead Thanatos to adopt her son Mors and raise him away from her, out of fear that she would either hurt him or raise him to be just like her.

#### Betty

The relationship between Betty and Thanatos is one of mutual respect, despite their differences in status. Betty works for Thanatos out of respect for him and care for Mors and Korina and often offers him parenting advice. Thanatos, in turn, respects her and values her input on things every once in a while.

#### Charlie

While Thanatos was initially resistant to the idea of having a cat, he agreed to it for the sake of making Mors and Korina happy. Over many years of Charlie loafing on his bed and giving him cuddles, he warmed up to Charlie.

#### Arados

Arados was, as far as we know, Thanatos' only lover. Though many years have passed since their relationship and her death, she is clearly still important to him, as shown by her appearances in his dreams.

## Skills/Abilities

### Transportation Magic

Thanatos is able to teleport both objects and people. He can transport something somewhere else or bring it to him.

### Soul Unbinding

Thanatos is able to unbind two souls that were bound together in death using a spell. While it seems to have no side effects on spirits, it is extremely painful for those still living.

#### Flight (Formerly)

Thanatos used to be able to fly with the wings on his back. However, he no longer has his wings at this point in time.

## Trivia

* Thanatos has a love of cowboy movies. His favorite actor is Clint Eastwood.
* In the episode "An Animal in Need", Thanatos speaks in Spanish briefly.
* Thanatos' design was inspired by the depiction of Thanatos in the game Hades.
* While the size of his true form is unknown, the height of his smaller form was stated to be 8'10 on Discord.

## Gallery

Thanatos in his larger form (Morpheus for scale).