entity_sources: ENT_THANATOS, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_THANATOS | SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY | direct attestation | Thanatos (Death) is named in Iliad XIV.231 (son of Night, twin of Sleep/Hypnos) and plays a key role in Iliad XVI.672-683: Zeus sends Hypnos and Thanatos to carry the body of Sarpedon back to Lycia; this is the primary Greek text for Thanatos as a personified death-deity with a specific mythological role |