Jan 6, 2023 · Thanatos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Hypnos, was the divine personification of death. Hated by gods and mortals alike, Thanatos could be outwitted or overpowered at times, but he …

Jan 27, 2023 · Hypnos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Thanatos, was the divine personification of sleep. A handsome winged god who could be gentle as well as hostile, Hypnos was imagined flying across …

Mar 9, 2023 · Erebus, son of Chaos and personification of darkness, was one of the first gods that populated the cosmos. Together with his sister-consort Nyx, Erebus fathered numerous children, …

Mar 8, 2023 · Thanatos, the divine personification of death, enters and explains that he has come to claim Alcestis. Apollo fails to convince Thanatos to spare the poor woman, but before he departs, …

Sep 7, 2023 · Eris, daughter of Nyx, was the goddess who personified strife. Angry at being snubbed by the other gods, she orchestrated the infamous Judgment of Paris—the event that sparked the Trojan …

Nov 29, 2022 · The Greek Underworld gods comprised the various deities associated with death and the afterlife. Perhaps the most important of these gods were Hades and Persephone, the king and queen …

Mar 9, 2023 · Tartarus was a primordial deity and the embodiment of the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld. With Gaia, the personification of the earth, he fathered the terrible monster Typhoeus.

Mar 8, 2023 · Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, was the divine personification of retribution. Often imagined as a beautiful goddess wielding the scales and rod of justice, Nemesis was known widely as an avenger …

Mar 11, 2023 · Alcestis was a beautiful and virtuous Greek princess who married the Thessalian king Admetus. When Admetus learned that it was time for him to die, Alcestis volunteered to die in his place.

Mar 9, 2023 · The three Moirae—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—were the personifications of fate. They ensured that every being followed the preordained course that had been set for them.