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

Invocation To Demeter

Demeter, or Ceres (Roman Cognate), is the Goddess of Agriculture and harvest. She is also known as the bringer of seasons and together with her daughter Persephone, is a central figure of the Eleusinian Mysteries. She is also associated with presiding over grains, the fertility of the earth, law and order, afterlife and constellations. Demeter is one of the 5 children that Cronus swallowed in his attempt to protect himself from being overthrown by one of his children, but with their mother, and Cronus' sister and wife, Rhea, protecting Zeus, Cronus was eventually forced to spit his children back out and he was eventually overthrown by Zeus and Cronus's five other children, Hera, Hestia, Hades, Poseidon and Demeter. Demeter had a 9 children from different fathers. Persephone and Zargreus are children of Zeus. Desponia and Arion are from Poseidon. Plutus and Philomelus are sons of the mortal Iason. Eubuleus and Khyrsothemis are children of Karmanor while Amphiteus is the son of Tripolemus.

Invocation To Demeter:

Demeter, Lady of fruits and grains,

Of ripening suns and harvest rains,

I call to you, Mother, to hear my plea--

Bestow Your blessings here on me.

Goddess, who searches in places wild,

To bring home safely Her stolen child,

Who changes the summer's greens to gold,

And causes the cycle of life to unfold,

Beautiful Lady, whose love runs deep,

Who banishes growth during Winter's sleep,

And causes the seeds to stir in Spring,

Attend my circle and blessings bring!

AutumnRose

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