also: エロース
noun
eros; sexual desire; physical love
Refers to erotic love or sexual passion, often in contrast to agape or other forms of love. Used in both everyday and literary contexts.
from Ancient Greek
彼の作品にはエロスとタナトスのテーマがよく現れる。
The themes of eros and thanatos often appear in his works.
古代ギリシャではエロスは重要な概念だった。
Eros was an important concept in ancient Greece.
noun
The Greek god of love, equivalent to Cupid in Roman mythology.
エロスはアフロディーテの息子とされる。
Eros is said to be the son of Aphrodite.
noun
In Platonic philosophy, the desire for beauty and the divine, often discussed in the context of the Symposium.
プラトンの『饗宴』ではエロスについて様々な議論が交わされる。
In Plato's Symposium, various arguments about Eros are exchanged.
noun
A near-Earth asteroid, number 433 in the asteroid catalog.
小惑星エロスは1898年に発見された。
The asteroid Eros was discovered in 1898.
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, 'love, desire').