Definitions for Thanatos
ˈθæn əˌtɒs, -toʊsthanatos

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1. Thanatosnoun

   (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx

2. death instinct, death wish, Thanatosnoun

   (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die

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1. Thanatosnoun

   the in Freudian psychoanalysis.

2. Thanatosnoun

   Ancient Greek God of peaceful or natural death.

3. Etymology: From Θάνατος

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1. Thanatos

   In Greek mythology, Thanatos (; Ancient Greek: Θάνατος, pronounced in Ancient Greek: [tʰánatos] "Death", from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person. His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his counterpart in Roman mythology is Mors or Letum.

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1. thanatos

   In Greek mythology, Thanatos is the personification of death. The term has also been adopted in psychoanalysis and refers to Freud's "death drive," an innate instinctual drive towards death and self-destruction.

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1. Thanatos

   In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the daemon personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person. His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his equivalent in Roman mythology is Mors or Letus/Letum, and he is sometimes identified erroneously with Orcus.

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How to pronounce Thanatos?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thanatos in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thanatos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thanatos
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatos
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Thanatos