eros
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[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ἔρως (erōs), “‘love, desire’”).
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eros (usually uncountable; plural erotes)
- A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power
- Physical love; sexual desire
- a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else
- (psychiatry) libido
- (psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation