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In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], the [[Greek god|god]] of [[sexual desire]], according to [[Hesiod]], and one of the three deities after [[Chaos]]. Some versions list Eros (also known as '''Cupid''' by some accounts) as the [[son]] of the goddess [[Aphrodite]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], the [[Greek god|god]] of [[sexual desire]], according to [[Hesiod]], and one of the three deities after [[Chaos]]. Some versions list Eros (also known as '''Cupid''' by some accounts) as the [[son]] of the goddess [[Aphrodite]].

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Eros [r]: In Greek mythology, the god of sexual desire, according to Hesiod, and one of the three deities after Chaos. Some versions list Eros (also known as Cupid by some accounts) as the son of the goddess Aphrodite.