eros

Meanings

Plural: erotes

Noun

• (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
• a desire for sexual intimacy
• A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
• Physical love; sexual desire.
• a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.
• libido
• collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.

Synonyms

concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire

Antonyms

death drive, Thanatos