Erotes

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figures in Greek mythology group of deities love deities

Erotes are a group of winged gods in Greek mythology associated with love, desire, and sexual attraction, often depicted as companions of Aphrodite.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	figures in Greek mythology ⓘ group of deities ⓘ love deities ⓘ
associatedWith	Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ beauty ⓘ desire ⓘ fertility ⓘ love ⓘ sexual attraction ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
equivalentInRomanMythology	Amores NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequentlyAppearIn	Greek vase painting ⓘ Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ Roman wall painting ⓘ
haveAttribute	bows and arrows ⓘ garlands ⓘ torches ⓘ wings ⓘ
haveMember	Anteros NERFINISHED ⓘ Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedylogos NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermaphroditus NERFINISHED ⓘ Himeros NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymenaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Peitho NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothos NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Renaissance depictions of putti ⓘ Roman concept of Cupids ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mythologicalRole	agents of attraction between gods and mortals ⓘ attendants of Aphrodite ⓘ personifications of different aspects of love ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Greek word "eros" meaning love or desire ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs	companions of Aphrodite ⓘ nude or semi-nude ⓘ playful ⓘ winged youths ⓘ
parentDeity	Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Cupid NERFINISHED ⓘ Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ putti in art ⓘ
symbolize	erotic love ⓘ mutual affection ⓘ romantic longing ⓘ unrequited desire ⓘ
timePeriod	Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipContext	cults of Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ festivals related to love and marriage ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phobos (Fear) → sibling → Erotes ⓘ

Eros (primordial) → greekName → Erotes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ἔρως

Children of Aphrodite → hasMember → Erotes ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Erotes