Thanatos
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Thanatos
- (Greek mythology) The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.
Noun edit
Thanatos (uncountable)
- (psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.
Usage notes edit
Freud did not use the term “Thanatos”—instead he used Todestrieb (“death drive”)—and scholarly works refer to it as “death drive”, but the term “Thanatos” is commonly used in psychoanalysis, in duality with Eros, having been introduced there by Paul Federn.[1]
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "death drive"): Eros (life drive)
Translations edit
Thanatos, the god of death
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References edit
- ^ Freud (1930) James Strachey, transl., Civilization and Its Discontents, published 2005, page 18