Thanatos

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UK/ˈθænəˌtɒs/US/ˈθænəˌtɑs/

proper noun

The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.

Similar
death instinctdeath wish
Opposite
Eros
OriginAncient Greek Θάνατος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.
nounThanatos (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

    Antonyms: Eros

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

Opposite
Eros

More synonyms by meaning

noun(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die

Similar
death instinctdeath wish
Broader
urgeimpulse
Also see
death drivedeath instinctdeath wish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΘάνατος
  2. EnglishThanatos

From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θάνατος
  • Θάνατος (Thánatos)Thanatos, the god of death
Bulgarian Та́натос
  • Та́натос (Tánatos)Thanatos, the god of death
Catalan Tànatos
  • TànatosThanatos, the god of death
Chinese Cantonese 塔納托斯 /塔纳托斯
  • 塔納托斯 /塔纳托斯 (taap³ naap⁶ tok³ si¹)Thanatos, the god of death
Chinese Mandarin 塔納托斯 /塔纳托斯
  • 塔納托斯 /塔纳托斯 (Tǎnàtuōsī)Thanatos, the god of death
Czech Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Danish Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Dutch Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Finnish Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
French Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
German Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Greek Θάνατος
  • Θάνατος (Thánatos)Thanatos, the god of death
Hebrew תנטוס
  • תנטוסThanatos, the god of death
Hungarian Thanatosz
  • ThanatoszThanatos, the god of death
Italian Tanato
  • TanatoThanatos, the god of death
Japanese タナトス
  • タナトス (Tanatosu)Thanatos, the god of death
Korean 타나토스
  • 타나토스 (Tanatoseu)Thanatos, the god of death
Lithuanian Tanatas
  • TanatasThanatos, the god of death
Norwegian Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Polish Tanatos
  • TanatosThanatos, the god of death
Portuguese Tânatos, Tânato
  • TânatosThanatos, the god of death
  • TânatoThanatos, the god of death
Romanian Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Russian Та́натос, Та́нат
  • Та́натос (Tánatos)Thanatos, the god of death
  • Та́нат (Tánat)Thanatos, the god of death
  • Фа́нат (Fánat)Thanatos, the god of death
Slovak Tanatos
  • TanatosThanatos, the god of death
Spanish Tánatos
  • TánatosThanatos, the god of death
Swedish Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Thai ทานาทอส
  • ทานาทอส (taa-naa-tôt)Thanatos, the god of death
Turkish Thanatos
  • ThanatosThanatos, the god of death
Ukrainian Та́натос
  • Та́натос (Tánatos)Thanatos, the god of death
Cite this entry
APA

Thanatos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatos

MLA

“Thanatos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thanatos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatos.

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