The Endless
The Endless are a family of seven anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts, around whom much of the series revolves. From eldest to youngest, they are:
- Destiny
- Death
- Dream (formerly Morpheus, succeeded by Daniel)
- Destruction ("The Prodigal")
- Desire
- Despair
- Delirium (formerly Delight)
All débuted in the Sandman series, except Destiny, who was created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972). A more traditional version of Death had appeared in various previous stories, however.
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In Lethe to be drowned,
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