Eros

Also known as Cupid

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.

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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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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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Image: William-Adolphe Bouguereau - The abduction of Psyche, 1895.jpg

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Commons category: Eros
name in native language: Ἔρως

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Contents

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.