原The book referenced above is "On A Pale Horse", by Piers Anthony, the first of his Incarnations of Immortality series. Thanatos is indeed the Incarnation of Death, providing the necessary service of assisting the soul's departure from the body at the end of one's life. Thanatos' function also requires him to determine the soul's destination; heaven, hell, or purgatory. I cannot remember if any back story is included regarding the origin of Thanatos' name, but his horse is named Mortis, the Latin word for "death". Appropriately, his appearance is that of a hooded and cloaked grim reaper, skull-faced and all.
原I read this book ages ago-can't even remember what it was about-but there was a character that everyone called Nathan, but his real name was Thanatos.
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我的朋友和我发现它比-ah-tos。
原My friend and I pronounce it than-ah-tos.
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你确定？我认为这是NAH-tohs。但是，我可能是错的。
原You sure? I think it's thah-NAH-tohs. But then I could be wrong.
JuniperBerries17
译 上面提到的书是“在一匹苍白的马”，由Piers Anthony，他的不朽系列的第一个系列。 Thanatos确实是死亡的化身，提供必要的服务，协助灵魂的离开身体在一生的结束。 Thanatos的功能也要求他决定灵魂的目的地;天堂，地狱或炼狱。我不记得有没有关于Thanatos的名字的起源的任何回来的故事，但他的马被命名为Mortis，拉丁词“死亡”。适当地，他的外表是一个戴头罩和掩盖的死神，骷髅面和所有。
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译 我读过这本书很久以前 - 甚至不记得它是什么，但有一个字符，每个人都叫内森，但他的真名是Thanatos。
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译 我的朋友和我发现它比-ah-tos。
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译 你确定？我认为这是NAH-tohs。但是，我可能是错的。
Aqua
译 发音THAN-ah-tahs。