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English noun: Thanatos

1. Thanatos (person) (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx


Instance hypernymGreek deity


Domain categoryGreek mythology

2. Thanatos (motive) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die


Synonymsdeath instinct, death wish


Broader (hypernym)impulse, urge


Domain categoryanalysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis









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