Thanatos

[ than-uh-tos, -tohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an ancient Greek personification of death.
Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, especially as expressed in violent aggression.

Thanatos

/ ˈθænəˌtɒs; ˌθænəˈtɒtɪk /

the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpartMors
See Eros
the name chosen by Freud to represent a universal death instinct Compare Eros

The Greeks had imagined Thanatos 14 as a winged genius; that was correct.

A lake of yellow smoke formed in the pocket behind the hill where lay the redoubt in which "Thanatos" was snoring.

At noon she awoke, crying aloud that the Red Mouse claimed her soul from Thanatos.

There it stands while we debate; as Thanatos and Heracles fought over the veiled queen.

He told me he had heard his master, two hours before, saddle Thanatos, and ride away.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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