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.[1] In the previous cycle of Amphoreus, they were a demigod of Death named Polyxia.[2]
Description[]
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.[1]
Castorice is one of their servants.[3]
Character Mentions[]
Character Stories
| Character | Stories |
|---|---|
Character Voice-Overs
| Character | Voice-Overs |
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Readables
- "Back to Era Chrysea" Handbook
- A Slate Guide to Grove Flora
- 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
- Janusopolis Journeyman Astrology
- Kings of Kremnos
- Mortis' Secret Letter
- Ode of Trickery
- Rising and Falling of River of Souls (Fragment)
- 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
Curios
Equations
Beastkin- Death's Miracle
- Drunk Supervisor
- Executor
- Gray River's Representative
- Ominous Flamespirit
- Society of Charity
- Sym-Thanatos
- Wilting Patient
HoYoLAB Articles
Trivia[]
Etymology[]
- Thanatos (Greek: Θάνατος Thắnătos) is the Ancient Greek personification of death, whose name means "death" in Ancient Greek.
Other Languages[]
| 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 |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Honkai: Star Rail (January 01, 2025). Version 3.0 "Paean of Era Nova" Special Program. YouTube. Retrieved January 01, 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.