Thanatos
noun
1.
an ancient Greek personification of death.
2.
Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, especially as expressed in violent aggression.
noun
1.
the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpart Mors
2.
the name chosen by Freud to represent a universal death instinct Compare Eros (sense 2)
Thanatos Than·a·tos or than·a·tos (thān’ə-tōs’)
n.
See death instinct.
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