Thanatos

[ than-uh-tos, -tohs ]

/ ˈθæn əˌtɒs, -toʊs /

an ancient Greek personification of death.

Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, especially as expressed in violent aggression.

OTHER WORDS FROM Thanatos

Than·a·tot·ic

[than-uh-tot-ik] /ˌθæn əˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

On the other hand, Thanatos looked very much alive, and in lovely condition!

The Flight of the Shadow |George MacDonald
There it stands while we debate; as Thanatos and Heracles fought over the veiled queen.

Fields of Victory |Mrs. Humphry Ward
The wind blew the flame of the lamp into darkness; the moon still shone through the storm on to the face of Thanatos.

Folle-Farine |Ouida
The Greeks had imagined Thanatos 14 as a winged genius; that was correct.

Hania |Henryk Sienkiewicz

But there is one reason more, which I have reserved for the last: Thanatos summons me.

Quo Vadis |Henryk Sienkiewicz

Thanatos

/ (ˈθænəˌtɒs) /

the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpart: Mors

the name chosen by Freud to represent a universal death instinct Compare Eros (def. 2)

Thanatotic (ˌθænəˈtɒtɪk), adjective

Thanatos

death instinct