Himeros

son of Ares and Aphrodite, represents sexual desire
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Himeros

Summary

Himeros is a Greek deity[1]. He draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #50 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Himeros's father was Ares[3].
  • Himeros's mother was Aphrodite[4].
  • Himeros's image is recorded as Kantharos64.10.jpg[5].
  • Himeros is recorded as male[6].
  • Himeros's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[7].
  • Himeros's Commons category is recorded as Himeros[8].
  • Himeros's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[9].
  • Himeros's Iconclass notation is recorded as 92D1914[10].
  • Himeros's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Himeros's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Himeros's sibling is recorded as Eros[13].
  • Himeros's sibling is recorded as Pothos[14].
  • Himeros's sibling is recorded as Anteros[15].
  • Himeros's Theoi Project ID is recorded as Ouranios/ErosHimeros[16].
  • Himeros's ToposText person ID is recorded as 17528[17].
  • Himeros's MANTO ID is recorded as 9878177[18].
  • Himeros's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 1776700[19].
  • Himeros's Trismegistos god ID is recorded as 1392[20].

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Origins and Family

Himeros's father was Ares[3]. His mother was Aphrodite[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Himeros include he[21], an impact crater[22].

Why It Matters

Himeros draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #50 of 151).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for him include he[21], an impact crater[22].

FAQs

Who were Himeros's parents?

Himeros's father was Ares[3]. Himeros's mother was Aphrodite[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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