Eros
Greek god of love and sex
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Summary
Eros is a Greek primordial deity[1]. He draws 16,942 Wikipedia views per month (greek primordial deity category, ranking #4 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Porus[3], Ares[4], Zephyrus[5], Aether[6], Chaos[7], Erebos[8]
- Mother: Penia[9], Aphrodite[10], Iris[11], Eris[12], Nyx[13]
- Spouse: Psyche[14]
- Child: Voluptas[15], Hedone[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Instance of: fertility deity[18], Greek deity[19], personification[20]
- Commons category: Eros[21]
- Said to be the same as: Cupid[22], Turnu[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eros[24]
- Worshipped by: Ancient Greek religion[25]
- Represents: eros[26], romantic love[27]
- Depicted by: Eros with Dolphin, replica in the Achilleion (Corfu)[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopedic Lexicon[31], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[36], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[37], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39], Pauly–Wissowa[40]
- Name in native language: Ἔρως[41]
- Different from: Eros[42]
- Sibling: Anteros[43], Himeros[44], Pothos[45], Nyx[46], Gaia[47], Erebos[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[49]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Eros include eroticism[50], a genre[51] and eros[52], a concept[53].
Why It Matters
Eros has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for him include eroticism[50], a genre[51] and eros[52], a concept[53].
FAQs
Who were Eros's parents?
Eros's father was Porus[3]. Eros's mother was Penia[9].
Who was Eros married to?
Eros's spouses include Psyche[14].