Mors
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Mors is the Roman personification of death, often depicted as a shadowy or skeletal figure associated with the end of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mors canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Latin poetry
ⓘ
Roman literature ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
inevitability of death
ⓘ
transition to the afterlife ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Nox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Somnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of life
ⓘ
fate ⓘ mortality ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| category |
Roman gods of death
ⓘ
personifications in Roman mythology ⓘ |
| culture | Roman mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
shadowy figure
ⓘ
skeletal figure ⓘ winged figure ⓘ |
| describedAs |
impartial
ⓘ
inevitable ⓘ relentless ⓘ |
| domain | death ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
Greek personification of death
ⓘ
Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
offspring of Erebus
ⓘ
offspring of Nox ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
allegorical depictions of Death in European art
ⓘ
medieval personifications of Death ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | death ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ovid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Vita ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | life ⓘ |
| parentOf | Letum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | personification of death ⓘ |
| symbol |
extinguished torch
ⓘ
scythe ⓘ skull ⓘ |
| worshipPractices | not commonly worshipped as a major cult deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.