Definitions for EROS
ˈɪər ɒs, ˈɛr ɒseros

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erosnoun

   (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid

2. sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attractionnoun

   a desire for sexual intimacy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. erosnoun

   A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power

2. erosnoun

   Physical love; sexual desire

3. erosnoun

   a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else

4. erosnoun

   libido

5. erosnoun

   collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive

6. Erosnoun

   The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares.

7. Etymology: ἔρως.

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1. eros

   Eros, in Greek mythology, is the god of love and desire. He is often depicted as a handsome young man or a mischievous child, armed with a bow and arrows to instigate feelings of love or lust in gods and mortals. His Roman equivalent is Cupid. In psychological context, particularly in the theories of Carl Jung, Eros is also used to represent the life force or the drive for creativity, harmony, love, and connection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Erosnoun

   love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid

2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. love, (personified) Eros, fr. to love.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eros

   Eros, in Greek mythology, was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid. Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eros

   the Greek god of love, the son of Aphrodité, and the youngest of the gods, though he figures in the cosmogony as one of the oldest of the gods, and as the uniting power in the life of the gods and the life of the universe, was represented at last as a wanton boy from whose wiles neither gods nor men were safe.

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1. eros

   Song lyrics by eros -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by eros on the Lyrics.com website.

2. EROS

   What does EROS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the EROS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eros

   (Er′os). The Greek god of love.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EROS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Eros is ranked #73005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Eros surname appeared 266 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Eros.
   
   71% or 189 total occurrences were White.
   23.3% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Deity
   • Greek Mythology

Anagrams for EROS »

1. ores

2. orse

3. roes

4. Rose

5. rose

6. rosé

7. sore

8. sero

How to pronounce EROS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say EROS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EROS in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EROS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of EROS in a Sentence

1. Sigmund Freud:

   Civilization is a process in the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then races, peoples and nations, into one great unity, the unity of mankind. Why this has to happen, we do not know; the work of Eros is precisely this.

2. Minna Antrim:

   The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EROS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eros
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EROS
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=EROS
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Eros
7. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=EROS
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html