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Thanatos
[ than-uh-tos, -tohs ]
noun
- an ancient Greek personification of death.
- Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, especially as expressed in violent aggression.
Thanatos
/ ˌθænəˈtɒtɪk; ˈθænəˌtɒs /
noun
- the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpartMors
- the name chosen by Freud to represent a universal death instinct Compare Eros
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Derived Forms
- Thanatotic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Than·a·tot·ic [than-, uh, -, tot, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
The Greeks had imagined Thanatos 14 as a winged genius; that was correct.
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A lake of yellow smoke formed in the pocket behind the hill where lay the redoubt in which "Thanatos" was snoring.
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At noon she awoke, crying aloud that the Red Mouse claimed her soul from Thanatos.
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There it stands while we debate; as Thanatos and Heracles fought over the veiled queen.
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He told me he had heard his master, two hours before, saddle Thanatos, and ride away.
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