ID: 901000613 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000613	Record Type: Character/Person

	Eros (Greek deity)

Note: In Greek religion, god of love. In the Theogony of Hesiod (fl. 700 bce), Eros was a primeval god, son of Chaos, the original primeval emptiness of the universe, but later tradition made him the son of Aphrodite, goddess of sexual love and beauty, by either Zeus (the king of the gods), Ares (god of war and of battle), or Hermes (divine messenger of the gods).

Names:

	Eros (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Eros (Greek deity) (Italian-P,D)
	Eρως (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
	Phanes (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Erot (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Eroso (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Earós (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Erotas (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	エロース (Greek deity) (Japanese,U,N)
	厄洛斯 (Greek deity) (Chinese,U,N)
	에로스 (Greek deity) (Korean,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Eros (Greek deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Udadhikumāra
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme, Udadhikumāra (Hindu theme)) [901002475]

	associated with .... Kāmadeva
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Kāmadeva (Hindu deity)) [901002264]

	counterpart is .... Cupid
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Cupid (Roman deity)) [901001071]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... love (emotion)
	.....(positive emotions, emotion, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Eros (Greek deity)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2017027204
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)
	Eρως (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Phanes (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Erot (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Eroso (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Earós (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Erotas (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	エロース (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	厄洛斯 (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	에로스 (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Eros," accessed 15 June 2017
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2017027204