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| - | The [[god]] of [[love]] and [[sexual desire]]; son of either [[Erebus]] and [[Nyx]] or [[Aphrodite]] and [[Ares]]. | ||
| - | His Roman name was [[Cupid]] (although Cupid is the Roman name for Eros, it is also used in the United States as the tiny [[angel]] who wears a white robe and a halo above his head. He is most frequently conversed about around [[Valentine's Day]].) | + | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Erebus''' ({{IPA|ˈer.e.bus}}) or '''Erebos''' or '''Erebes''' ([[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]: {{polytonic|Ἔρεβος}}; [[English language|English]] translation: "deep blackness/darkness or shadow") was the son of a primordial god, [[Chaos (mythology)|Khaos]], and represented the personification of darkness and shadow, which filled in all the corners and crannies of the world. His name is used interchangeably with Tartarus and Hades since Erebus is often thought of as part of the underworld. Erebus married his sister [[Nyx]] (goddess of the night) and their children included [[Aether (mythology)|Aether]], [[Hemera]], [[Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]], and [[Charon (mythology)|Charon]]. |
| - | '''Eros''' may refer to: | + | |
| - | *[[Eros (mythology)]], the Greek god of love | + | |
| - | *[[Eros (love)]], the Greek word for (especially) romantic or sexual love and the life instinct postulated by Freudian psychology, standing in opposition to [[Death instinct|Thanatos]], the death instinct | + | |
| - | *[[Eros (film)]], a 2004 film | + | |
| - | *[[Eros Comix]], a line of pornographic comic books published by Fantagraphics. | + | |
| - | *''Eros'', a magazine launched and published by [[Ralph Ginzburg]] in [[1962]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Eros and Psyche]]'' a [[digression]]ary story in [[Apuleius|Lucius Apuleius]]' [[novel]], ''[[The Golden Age]]'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Eros Plus Massacre]]'', a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] black and white film made in 1969 by [[Japanese New Wave]] director [[Yoshishige Yoshida]]. | + | |
| - | *''[[Tears of Eros]]'', a 1961 non-fiction book by [[Georges Bataille]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Eros in Hell]]'', a 1988 non-fiction book on Japanese cinema by [[Jack Hunter]]. | + | |
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In Greek mythology, Erebus (Template:IPA) or Erebos or Erebes (Ancient Greek: Template:Polytonic; English translation: "deep blackness/darkness or shadow") was the son of a primordial god, Khaos, and represented the personification of darkness and shadow, which filled in all the corners and crannies of the world. His name is used interchangeably with Tartarus and Hades since Erebus is often thought of as part of the underworld. Erebus married his sister Nyx (goddess of the night) and their children included Aether, Hemera, Nemesis, and Charon.
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