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ˈɛr əˌtoʊer·a·to

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Eratonoun

    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

Wiktionary

  1. Eratonoun

    The Muse of lyric poetry, particularly of love and eroticism.

  2. Etymology: From the Greek meaning lovely.

Wikipedia

  1. Erato

    In Greek mythology, Erato (; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ) is one of the Greek Muses, which were inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica.

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  1. erato

    Erato is one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology, often depicted with a lyre. She is associated with lyric poetry and love poetry. The word "erato" has no standard definition outside of this context. However, it can generally be taken to refer to anything related to or inspired by this figure from mythology.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eratonoun

    the Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry

  2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. to love.]

Wikidata

  1. Erato

    In Greek mythology, Erato is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica. Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she is often shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument that Apollo or she herself invented. In Simon Vouet's representations, two turtle-doves are eating seeds at her feet. Other representations may show her holding a golden arrow, reminding one of the "eros", the feeling that she inspires in everybody, and at times she is accompanied by the god Eros, holding a torch.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Erato

    er′a-tō, n. the Muse of lyric poetry.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Erato

    the muse of erotic poetry and elegy, represented with a lyre in her left hand.

Mythology

  1. Erato

    (Er′ato). One of the Muses, the patroness of light poetry; she presided over the triumphs and complaints of lovers, and is generally represented as crowned with roses and myrtle, and holding a lyre in her hand.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ERATO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Erato is ranked #114424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Erato surname appeared 153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Erato.

    93.4% or 143 total occurrences were White.
    5.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. oater

  2. orate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of erato in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of erato in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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