Charybdis
Origin / Region
Underworld
Creature Type
Winged Death-Goddess
Threat Level
Extreme
Defeated By
Heracles (wrestled)
Description
The goddess of death and twin sister of Hypnos (Sleep), Thanatos was a winged spirit who peacefully carried souls to the underworld — until Heracles ambushed and overpowered him to reclaim the soul of Alcestis, the first mortal ever to defeat Death himself.