Letus
Title
God of Death
Lieutenant of Pluto
Reaper of Souls
Vital Statistics
Gender	Male
Family	Nox (mother) Somnus (twin) Numerous Siblings Somnia (nephew)
Status	Alive
Eye Color	Gold
Hair Color	Black
Height	Any height
Other
Affiliation	Roman Olympians
Weapons	Long Sickle
Species	God
Home	Underworld
Greek/Roman form	Thanatos (Greek)
Appearances	The Son of Neptune (mentioned)
Actor	None
Quests	None

Letus (also known as Mors) is the Roman counterpart of Thanatos. As Letus, he becomes more disciplined, militaristic, and warlike. In ancient Roman myth and literature, Mors is the personification of death. Letus' antithesis is personified as Vita (Life).

HistoryEdit

In one story, Hercules fought Mors in order to save his friend's wife. In other stories, Mors is shown as a servant to Pluto, ending the life of a person after the thread of their life has been cut by the Parcae, and of Mercury, messenger to the gods, escorting the dead person's soul, or shade, down to the Underworld's gate.

The Heroes of OlympusEdit

The Son of NeptuneEdit

While Letus is the Roman form of Thanatos, Hazel explains that the Roman Legion refer to him by the Greek name Thanatos. This is because Letus is a god of death, so they allow him to stay Greek. Thanatos never appears in his Roman form.

TriviaEdit

• Letus is the Latin word for Death.
• Depictions of the Crucifixion of Christ sometimes shows Mors standing at the foot of the cross.
• Hazel claims that when it comes to Death, the Romans let him stay Greek (Thanatos).
• Letus is where lethal an English word for death came from.