Thanatos

/ˈθænətɒs/

/ˈθænəˌtɔs/

Translation thanatos into russian

Noun

In Greek mythology, Thanatos is the personification of death.

В греческой мифологии Танатос является олицетворением смерти.

Noun

In Greek mythology, Thanatos is the personification of death.

In ancient stories, Thanatos was often depicted as a winged, bearded man or a young boy, symbolizing the inevitability of death.

In psychoanalysis, Thanatos refers to the death drive, an unconscious desire for self-destruction or a return to an inorganic state.

Freud's theory of Thanatos suggests that humans have an instinctual drive towards aggression and self-destruction.