The Roman Goddess of Death and Agony (Art by GENZOMAN)
Mors, also known as Dirk, Pallida Mors, Letum or Letus, is the Roman goddess of darkness and agony
Overview[]
Along with being the Roman variant of Death, she is the offspring of Nox (Night), and the twin-sibling to Somnus, the personfication of sleep. Her Greek counterparts are the Greek god Thanatos and the Hindu goddess Mara. Mors is one of the deities to constantly change gender, more commonly taking a female form.
In one story, Hercules fought Mors in order to save his friend's wife. In other stories, Mors is shown as a servant to the god Pluto or Dis Pater, ending the life of a person after the thread of their life has been cut by the Parcae, and of Mercury, messenger of the roman gods, escorting the dead person's soul, or shade, down to the underworld's gate.
Description[]
Mors is unbiased and amoral in terms of whoever she is sent to reap, able to kick her way into the hovels of the poor and the towers of kings equally. She is usually depicted as a black or dark entity with a pale body and eager teeth.
Mors is often connected to Mars, the Roman god of war; Pluto, the god of the underworld; and Orcus, god of death and punisher of perjurers. She also is not immune to being tricked or resisted.