Plural of athanasy; a very rare or archaic term possibly relating to immortality or deathlessness (from Greek athanasia).
From Greek athanasia, combining a- (without) and thanatos (death), literally meaning 'without death' or immortality. The word is largely archaic and seldom used in modern English.
The Greek root 'athanasia' (deathlessness) appears in few English words, but it shaped the entire concept of immortal gods in ancient mythology—the obsession with escaping death through divine power.
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