Keres

**Warning: This page contains spoilers! Proceed with caution.**

* True Form
* Disguised Form

Unnamed Mother

Unnamed Father

Everyone aside from those mentioned in Allies

Keres is the God of Violent Death and Mors' mother. Throughout the series, she serves as an antagonistic force as well as a reminder of Mors' violent nature.

## Appearance

In her disguised form, Keres has dark skin and medium-length black hair as well as gold eyes. In her true form, her skin is red with black gradients on the legs and arms, which are covered in feathers. On both sides of her head are red horns that spiral inwards, similar to that of a goat or ram. Her hair is white in this form. She has four eyes, all gold with cat-like pupils. Her wings are black in both forms.

In both forms, she wears a bikini-like top and a double-slit maxi skirt, both red with gold accents. The skirt is fastened by a gold belt with a buckle in the shape of the theta symbol. Around her neck are two black necklaces with gold pendants. She wears a gold bracelet on each wrist.

## Lore

As a primordial deity, Keres has existed for thousands of years alongside her other primordial siblings, one of them being Thanatos. She and Thanatos would argue and fight frequently, and it would only intensify once she began having children. While Thanatos held out hope for her and the children at first, it became clear that motherhood would not make her into a better person. Despite Thanatos' pleas to allow him to raise them, her first seven children would die, either from neglect or from Keres' wrath.

This changed with Mors. When Thanatos came to get the newly-born child, Keres gave him up without a fight because she couldn't be bothered to put up with him that day. Still, Keres would visit Purgatory throughout Mors' childhood to try and see her son, though Thanatos would always shoot down the idea. Though she was unable to visit him, she would secretly monitor him into adulthood.

### Personality

While many of the Greek gods have wrathful sides to them, Keres, as the god of violent death, practically embodies wrath. She seems to be far more sadistic than most other gods, treating murder and death with nonchalance and seeming to take great delight in provoking people. Her wrath is extended to everyone equally, including her own children.

Unlike Mors, Keres seems to understand on some level that what she is doing is wrong, yet continues to do it anyways of her own free will. She is primarily motivated by boredom and interest, meaning that she is only invested in something so long as it is entertaining to her.

### Relationships

#### Thanatos

As the primordial gods of Peaceful and Violent Death, Thanatos and Keres have known each other since birth and are connected in their roles, but also have a rivalry that runs deep. Aside from clashes in ideology and personality, Thanatos also finds her treatment of her children to be unforgivable. While Thanatos holds a deep hatred for her, Keres seems to regard this rivalry as nothing more than a source of entertainment for herself.

#### Mors and the Other Children

While Keres is Mors' mother, it is unclear whether she truly cares for him or not. In her own words, she finds her children entertaining when they're first born, but her interest will eventually wane and the children usually die as a result. She seems entertained enough by Mors to keep tabs on him and encourage him to be more like her, but seems to hold little regard for him as his own person.

#### The Olympians

The Olympians are well aware of Keres' power and regard her and her offspring as threats. However, they leave Keres alone for the most part, for she has a vital role in their schemes as the God of Violent Death.

#### Ares

Although he has never been shown, conversations with Thanatos suggest that Ares is one of the only people who can stand being around Keres in any positive capacity. As he is the God of War and she is the God of Violent Death, their roles are deeply intertwined with each other and they share the bloodlust that comes with them.

## Skills/Abilities

### Telekinesis

Keres has the ability to suspend things and people in the air using her magic.

### Flight

Keres has a pair of wings on her back that she can fly with.

## Trivia

* Keres has the same parents as Thanatos, making them technically siblings. However, since they were made from magic, they aren't genetically related.