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eros and thanatos

Eros and Thanatos: How these are Different from One Another

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Madeleine

Aphrodite and Eros

In Greek mythology, Eros is the god of love, and Thanatos is the god of death, making them opposite of one another. The story of Eros and Thanatos inspired Sigmund Freud to create a psychological theory that a person’s instincts fall into one of two categories: the Eros category or the Thanatos category. Sigmund Freud believed that a person’s instincts are driven by life or … [Read more...] about Eros and Thanatos: How these are Different from One Another

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