エロス
also: エロース
Meanings
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
The themes of eros and thanatos often appear in his works.
Eros was an important concept in ancient Greece.
The Greek god of love, equivalent to Cupid in Roman mythology.
Eros is said to be the son of Aphrodite.
In Platonic philosophy, the desire for beauty and the divine, often discussed in the context of the Symposium.
In Plato's Symposium, various arguments about Eros are exchanged.
A near-Earth asteroid, number 433 in the asteroid catalog.
The asteroid Eros was discovered in 1898.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にエロスを感じるto sense eroticism in something
There's a quiet sense of eros in that painting.
- エロスを描くto depict eros (in art or literature)
The novelist boldly depicted human eros.