Eros
Sign in to saveEros (, ; ) is the Greek god of love and sex. The Romans referred to him as Cupid or Amor. In the earliest account, he is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is the child of Aphrodite.
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Eros is the ancient Greek god of love and sex, known to the Romans as Cupid or Amor, whose origins vary across different mythological accounts—sometimes portrayed as a primordial deity and other times as the son of Aphrodite. He matters as a foundational figure in Western mythology whose concept of desire and love has influenced art, literature, and culture for thousands of years.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Eros
- Deity.image
- Eros Farnese Nápoles 05.jpg
- Deity.cult_center
- Thespiae
- Deity.caption
- The Eros Farnese, a Pompeiian marble thought to be a copy of the colossal Eros of Thespiae by Praxiteles
- Deity.god_of
- God of love, lust, desire and sexPrimordial god and personification of love
- Deity.abode
- Mount Olympus
- Deity.symbol
- Bow and arrows
- Deity.consort
- Psyche
- Deity.parents
- None (Hesiod) Ares and Aphrodite
- Deity.children
- Hedone
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Cult and depiction
- Mythology
- Primordial god
- Son of Aphrodite
- Eros and Psyche
- ''Dionysiaca''
- Other myths
- Attributes
- Bow and arrows
- Eros and the bees
- God of friendship and liberty
- Eros in art
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Eros (, ; ) is the Greek god of love and sex. The Romans referred to him as Cupid or Amor. In the earliest account, he is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is the child of Aphrodite.
He is usually presented as a handsome young man, though in some appearances he is a juvenile boy full of mischief, ever in the company of his mother. In both cases, he is winged and carries his signature bow and arrows, which he uses to make both mortals and immortal gods fall in love, often under the guidance of Aphrodite. His role in myths is mostly complementary, and he often appears in the presence of Aphrodite and the other love gods and often acts as a catalyst for people to fall in love, but has little unique mythology of his own; the most major exception being the myth of Eros and Psyche, the story of how he met and fell in love with his wife.