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Hades vs Thanatos - What's the difference?

hades | thanatos |

As nouns the difference between hades and thanatos

is that hades is while thanatos is (psychoanalysis) the (death drive) in freudian psychoanalysis.

As a verb hades

is (hade).

As a proper noun thanatos is

(greek god) the god of death, (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of hypnos (god of sleep); the greek counterpart of mors.

hades

English

(wikipedia Hades)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
  • (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
  • Sheol.
  • Hell.

    • See also

    * Hell * Pluto

    Anagrams

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    thanatos

    English

    (wikipedia Thanatos)

    Proper noun

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

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (psychoanalysis) the (death drive) in Freudian psychoanalysis.

    • Usage notes

    Freud did not use the term “Thanatos” – instead he used – and scholarly works refer to it as “death drive”, but the term “Thanatos” is commonly used in psychoanalysis, in duality with Eros, having been introduced there by (Paul Federn).Civilization and its discontents, Freud, translator James Strachey, 2005 edition, p. 18

    Antonyms

    * (death drive) Eros (life drive)

    References