Whatever Happened To Thanatos

Many pagans and magicians these days are used to invoking the lovely deities of love and sex, Eros, Aphrodite and the like, but how many have tried to invoke Thanatos?Firstly, who is Thanatos?In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the personification of Death, often seen either as an angel, who came to take mortals from their earthly existence, or he was seen as a cold hearted deity who cared not about men, but simply sought the death of mortal men. Thanatos was the son of Nyx (night) and Erebos (darkness). Thanatos was also originally associated with Hermes, and may have been at one point a part of Hermes. There are many tales of his exploits, and whether he is the cold hearted "grim reaper" or simply the angel of death that comes to deliver men from their suffering has probably been hotly debated. Either way, Thanatos is the personificatiom of death, in the same way Eros can be seen as the personification of sex.Thanatos in Pop CutureGone, but not forgotten! Thanatos has appeared in many role playing games, and other media (film, tv, comics/animation) often as the grim reaper, or the angel of death. Most recently he has been portrayed as the powerful force that cannot be escaped in the "Final Destination" series of films.Invocation of ThanatosThere are very few references that I could find from actual magical working, ironically, the first reference I came to when doing a google search on the invocation of Thanatos was in an RPG game! There are however some sources which can be found below. This is my next magical project, to invoke Thanatos.Sources/ReferencesWikipediaKenneth Anger Blog (mentions Thanatos)Invocations:At a Samhain ritualWitch Cult of Zos vel Thanatos