Eros (Noun)
Meaning 1
A desire for sexual intimacy.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Amativeness
- Aphrodisia
- Lecherousness
- Satyriasis
- Fetish
- Love
- Amorousness
- Erotic Love
- The Hots
- Sensualism
- Lustfulness
- Nymphomania
- Sensuality
- Passion
- Erotism
- Sexiness
- Libido
- Anaphrodisia
Related Words
Meaning 2
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- In Greek mythology, Eros was often depicted as a mischievous and cunning god of love, known for his ability to inspire desire in the hearts of both mortals and gods.
- Eros was said to be the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and was often depicted as a handsome and charming young man, armed with a bow and arrow.
- According to myth, Eros' arrows had the power to inspire love or hate in those who were struck by them, and he was often called upon by the gods to manipulate the emotions of mortals.
- In art and literature, Eros was often depicted as a winged youth, flitting about and striking unsuspecting victims with his arrows, inspiring them to fall deeply in love.
- The Romans later adopted Eros as their own god of love, renaming him Cupid and depicting him in much the same way as the Greeks had, as a mischievous and powerful symbol of love and desire.