Thanatos
English

Thanatos (death) and his brother Hypnos (sleep)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθænəˌtɒs/
Proper noun
Thanatos
Usage notes
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
- (death drive): Eros (life drive)
Translations
Thanatos, the god of death
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References
- Civilization and its discontents, Freud, translator James Strachey, 2005 edition, p. 18
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