Eros can refer to: Eros, a god in Greek mythology The Greek word Eros, which means "sexual love" 433 Eros, an asteroid EROS, the "Extremely Reliable Operating System" Pjur Eros, a premium latex-safe personal lubricant Eros, the life instinct postulated by Freudian psychology, standing in opposition to Thanatos The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation Of Students, a militant Tamil group. A statue in Piccadilly Circus, London, which is commonly known as Er

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The Greek of love. He carried a bow and arrows. Anyone touched by one of his arrows fell madly in love. Roman God Cupid.

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Venus is a planet rich in mythology from many different traditions; it is not without reason that the forthcoming Venus Transit as attracted so much attention. The author, Maya White has been a student and teacher of the metaphysical world for over 25 years and her focus as an astrologer include Theosophy, mysticism, spiritual healing and natal & astrology charts.

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A great background to the forthcoming Venus Transit. The author, Maya White has been a student and teacher of the metaphysical world for over 25 years and her focus as an astrologer include Theosophy, mysticism, spiritual healing and natal & astrology charts.

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The asteroid 433 Eros (eer'-os) was named after the Greek god of love Eros. It is an S-type asteroid approximately 13 × 13 × 33 km in size, the second-largest near-Earth asteroid. It is also a Mars-crosser asteroid. Eros was visited by the NEAR Shoemaker probe, which orbited it, taking extensive photographs of its surface, and then, on February 12, 2001 at the end of its mission, landed on the asteroid's surface using only its maneuvering jets. 433 Eros - Physical characteristics. Surface gr ...

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In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of erotic love. He is equated with the Greek God Eros and one of his Latin names is Eros. He is also called Amor, Latin for love. Cupid - Cupid's lineage. There are differing stories about his parentage. Cicero provides three different lineages: son of Mercury (Hermes) and Diana (Artemis), son of Mercury and Venus (Aphrodite), and son of Mars (Ares in Greek mythology) and Venus. Plato mentions two of these, and Hesiod's Theogony, the most ancient Greek theoography, says ...

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Windhoek, Namibia Windhoek (pronounced «VINT hook» or «VUNT (h)ook») is the capital of Namibia, 22.56 S 17.09 E. It has a population of 230,000 and is a major trade centre of sheep skins. Windhoek was originally the centre of a Nama chief, who defeated the Herero inhabitants of the region in the 19th century. Germany occupied the region in 1885, and it became the seat of colonial rule in 1892, as the capital of the colony of South-West Africa. During World War I, Windhoek was captured by South African troo ...

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Amor has several meanings: Amor ("love") was also an alternate name for Cupid, the Roman god of love. He was equivalent to Eros in Greek mythology. The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor, the first such asteroid to be discovered. The Amor was a German car. Other related archives1221 Amor, Amor, Amor asteroids, Cupid, Eros, German, Greek mythology, Roman, car, near-Earth asteroids

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Anteros (Αντερως / Anterôs) was the son of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, given to his brother Eros, who was lonely, as a playmate. He is the personification of unrequited love and punisher of those who scorn love, and is depicted as similar to Eros in every way, but with long hair and butterfly wings. The term was also used for the love which arises in the beloved boy in a pederastic relationship. An altar to this god was put up by the metics in Athens in commemoration of the spurned love of the metic Timagoras ...

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According to Greek myth Apollo chased the dryad Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel"), daughter of Peneus. His infatuation was caused by an arrow from Eros, who was jealous because Apollo had made fun of his archery skills. Eros also claimed to be irritated by Apollo's singing. Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and he changed her into a Lauraceae tree, which became sacred to Apollo. See ...

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Muses Nemesis Moirae Cratos Zelus Nike Metis Charites Adrasteia Horae Bia Eros Apate Themis Eris Thanatos In Greek mythology, Cratos ("strength") was a son of Styx and Pallas, brother of Nike, Bia and Zelus. He was the personification of strength and power. Cratos and his siblings were all companions of Zeus. The spelling Kratos ...

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Daughter of Nyx in Greek mythology, Apate was the personification of deceit. She was one of the evil spirits in Pandora's box. Her Roman equivalent was Fraus. Other related archivesAdrasteia, Bia, Charites, Cratos, Eris, Eros, Greek mythology, Horae, Metis, Moirae, Muses, Nemesis, Nike, Nyx, Pandora's box, Thanatos, Themis, Zelus

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This Zelos is the Greek personification. For Zelos Wilder, the Tales of Symphonia character, see Tales of Symphonia In Greek mythology, Zelus ("zeal") was the son of Pallas and Styx and brother of Nike, Cratos and Bia, and part of Zeus' retinue. He was the personification of dedication and emulation. Other related archivesAdrasteia, Apate, Bia, Charites, Cratos, Eris, Eros, Greek mythology, Horae, Metis, Moirae, Muses, Nemesis, Nike, Pallas, Styx, Tales of Symphoni

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Muses Nemesis Moirae Cratos Zelus Nike Metis Charites Adrasteia Horae Bia Eros Apate Themis Eris In Greek mythology, Hesiod mentions Themis among the six sons and six daughters—of whom Cronos was one—of Gaia and Ouranos, that is, of Earth with Sky. Among these Titans of primordial myth, few were venerated at specific sanctuaries in classical time ...

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In Greek mythology, Phanes ("light") or Protogonus ("first-born") was the primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life; his other names included Ericapaeus ("power") and Metis ("thought"). He is often equated with Eros and Mithras and has been depicted as an hermaphroditic deity emerging from a cosmic egg, entwined with a serpent. Phanes was believed to have been hatched from the World-Egg by Chronos and Aether. He was the ruler of the gods and passed the sceptre of kingship to his daught ...

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The earliest Latin writers used vates to denote "prophets" and soothsayers in general; the word fell into disuse in Latin until it was revived by Virgil [1]. Then Ovid could describe himself as the vates of Eros (Amores 3.9). According to Strabo [2] Diodorus Siculus [3] and Poseidonius, the vates (ουατεις) were one of three classes of Celtic priesthood, the other two being the druids and the bards. The Vates had the role of seers and performed the sacrifice, under the presidence of a druid. Th ...

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Suffixes with the common part -phil- (-phile, -philia, -philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes -phob-. Phil- may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning. Philia (φιλία) as a Greek word for love refers to brotherly love, including friendship and affection. This contrasts to the Greek terms Eros, or sexual/romantic love, and agapē, or detached, spiritual ...

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Erotica, from the Greek language Eros ("love"), are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. Erotica is rather a modern word used to describe the portrayal of human sensuality and sexuality with high-art aspirations, differentiating such work from commercial pornography. Erotica geared towards homo ...

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