When countless souls find no place to rest, then the tides of the River of Souls will surge onto the land, and Thanatos will steer their vessel to guide the dead to the afterlife.
Thanatos is one of the Titans on Amphoreus. Their Coreflame is 
Death.[5] In the previous cycle of Amphoreus, they were a demigod of Death named Polyxia.[6]
Description[]
The Coreflame of Death has been returned.
Thanatos is the Titan of death and annihilation, and no one knows their true form — for the dead cannot relay legends to the living. It is said that their touch causes flowers to wither, soil to crack, metal to corrode, and flesh to turn to ashes — everything shrouded in thick, dark mist and disintegrating into meaningless fragments.
Though the Chrysos Heirs consider themselves demigods by blood, they cannot escape the inevitable fate of organic life — death. The River of Souls seeks out death and forms a path to the underworld across barren fields. When war claims too many lives, and souls have nowhere to rest, the tides of the River of Souls surge onto the land, with Thanatos steering a ship to claim the wealth of the deceased and guide them to the afterlife. They are believed to be second in justice only to Talanton, as they only take the excess from the gods, without robbing the deceased of the assets they need to reach the afterlife.
As night falls upon the world, death and darkness become the rulers of Amphoreus. An unknown black tide rises in great waves, swallowing the mortal realm and shattering the balance between the nether realm and the living world. The wandering spirits and monsters across many battlefields, trapped between life and death, seem to signify that even Thanatos, the keeper of death, is powerless before this force.
Profile[]
Thanatos, using the tides from the River of Souls, guides the dead to the afterlife. They, alongside the Titan of Strife, Nikador, and the Titan of Trickery, Zagreus, descended upon Amphoreus and incited a civil war.[5]
Castorice is one of their servants.[7]
Abilities[]
Hand of Shadow[]
The authority of death is to pass judgment on the living, operating on a pair of hands. The left hand grants death and welcomes souls into the nether realm so they can reincarnate, while the right hand rejects souls and returns them to the mortal realm.
Due to the circumstances behind Castorice's birth, she received the left hand, while the right hand remained with Thanatos. This caused any mortal she came into contact with to immediately disintegrate, preventing her from properly embracing anyone until she acquired the right hand by becoming a demigod.[8]
Character Mentions[]
Character Stories
| Character | Stories |
|---|---|
Character Voice-Overs
| Character | Voice-Overs |
|---|---|
|
Readables
"Back to Era Chrysea" Handbook- A Slate Guide to Grove Flora
- Aedes Elysiae Farmer's Almanac
- Amphoreus' Calendar
- Analysis of Nikador's Romantic Histories
- Anecdotes of a Numerophile
- Baths Management Memo: Excerpt
- Destiny Weaver's Missives
- Divine Echo: Death
- Dyed Red Slate
- Festive Culinary Guide
- Forbidden Love: The Tree and the Butterfly
- Georios Festival Ceremony
- Janusopolis Journeyman Astrology
- Kings of Kremnos
- Mortis' Secret Letter
- My Professor Can't Possibly Be This Shy
- Ode of Trickery
- Record of the Departed
- Rising and Falling of River of Souls (Fragment)
- Styxia Fables
- Tales of the Dolos Rogues
- The Genealogy of Dawn and Dusk
- The Immortal King Mikas
- Thief's Hand Introduction and Practice for Dummies
- Tidal Ronde Water Lyre Musical Notation
- What We Know About Death
Occurrences
Items
Relics
- Aidonia's Deathward Bone Chains
- Aidonia's Deceased Gravestones
- Deliverer's Sword Gauntlet
- Poet's Silver-Studded Shoes
Curios
Equations
- Beastkin
- Death's Miracle
- Drunk Supervisor
- Executor
- Gray River's Representative
- Masked Stranger
- Nether Longship
- Ominous Flamespirit
- Send-Off Carnival
- Society of Charity
- Sym-Thanatos
- Wilting Patient
HoYoLAB Articles
- Chapter of Amphoreus ｜ Amphoreus and the Mysterious Titans
- Chronicles of Amphoreus｜Dragonbone City "Styxia", The Fallen Nation of Departed Souls
- Departure Scroll｜Dragonbone City and Demigod Council
- Era Nova Volume II: "Light Slips the Gate, Shadow Greets the Throne"
- Manuscript of Era Nova III: Through the Petals in the Land of Repose
- Manuscript of Era Nova IV: The Fall at Dawn's Rise
- The Touch That Life Cannot Bear
Trivia[]
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- Thanatos shares the same English voice actor, Katiana Sarkissian, with:
Etymology[]
- Thanatos (Greek: Θάνατος Thắnătos) is the Ancient Greek personification of death, whose name means "death" in Ancient Greek.
Other Languages[]
Thanatos
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Thanatos |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 塞纳托斯 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 塞納托斯 |
| Japanese | タナトス |
| Korean | 타나토스 |
| Spanish | Tánatos |
| French | Thanatos |
| Russian | Танатос |
| Thai | Thanatos |
| Vietnamese | Thanatos |
| German | Thanatos |
| Indonesian | Thanatos |
| Portuguese | Thanatos |
Hand of Shadow
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Hand of Shadow |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 灰黯之手 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰黯之手 |
| Japanese | 暗澹たる手 |
| Korean | 어둠의 손 |
| Spanish | Mano Sombría |
| French | Main de l'ombre |
| Russian | Десница Тени |
| Thai | หัตถ์นิลกาฬ |
| Vietnamese | Bàn Tay Hắc Ám |
| German | Hand des Schattens |
| Indonesian | Tangan Kelabu |
| Portuguese | Mão das Sombras |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ As I've Written, δ-me13.exe, Experiment Progress: Human, Experiment Archive: Archive 03
- ↑ As I've Written, δ-me13.exe, Experiment Progress: Eternal Recurrence, Electrical Signal Sequence (Active): EpieiKeia216
- ↑ As I've Written, δ-me13.exe, Experiment Progress: Era Nova, Base Frame Structure: Golden Blood
- ↑ Katiana Sarkissian (June 18, 2025). EN VA Self Announcement. Twitter. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Honkai: Star Rail (January 1, 2025). Version 3.0 "Paean of Era Nova" Special Program. YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Through the Petals in the Land of Repose: Broken Dream, Enlighten From the Beyond
- ↑ Honkai: Star Rail (November 22, 2024). "Amphoreus' Saga of Heroes". YouTube. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Through the Petals in the Land of Repose: Sea of Flowers, Adored Only by Death