thanatos

• Eigenname für die griechische Personifikation des Todes, Sohn der Nyx; in der Psychoanalyse das unbewusste Streben nach Tod und Selbstzerstörung.

A proper noun referring to the Greek personification of death, son of Nyx, and in psychoanalysis, the unconscious urge towards death and self-destruction.

unzählbar · Eigenname

1. C1formal

   In Greek mythology, the personification of death, often depicted as a winged youth or a bearded man, and the son of Nyx (Night).

   Thanatos

   • Thanatos was often portrayed as a gentle twin of Hypnos, the god of sleep.
   • In ancient art, Thanatos is shown carrying a butterfly or a wreath.
   • The myth describes Thanatos as a being who brings a peaceful end.

   Synonymedeath

2. Death DriveC2formal

   In psychoanalysis, an unconscious drive or instinct towards death, self-destruction, and a return to an inorganic state.

   Todestrieb

   • Freud introduced the concept of Thanatos as the death instinct.
   • The conflict between Eros and Thanatos is central to psychoanalytic theory.
   • Some behaviors are interpreted as expressions of the Thanatos drive.

   Synonymedeath instinct

   Antonymeeroslibido