(Ἔρως; Érōs).
[1] Personification of sexual desire
Greek personification of love as sexual desire (Latin Amor, Cupido). Usually, E. is regarded as being the son of Aphrodite, in whose sphere of influence he represents a central figure. Ares is named as his father (Simon. fr. 43B). Not mentioned in Homer, E.'s image in archaic poetry is developed into an expression of the complex and contradictory experience…