Senex's Latin for old man. In Ancient Rome, the title of Senex was only awarded to elderly men with families who'd good standing in their village. Jungian Psychology In Jungian analytical psychology, examples of the senex archetype in a positive form include the wise old man or wizard. The senex may also appear in a negative form as a devouring father (for example Ouranos, Cronus) or a doddering fool. The antithetical archetype, or enantiodromic opposite, of the senex's the Puer Aeternus. Sene… (More on Senex)