As proper nouns the difference between cupid and eros
is that
cupid is the god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros while
Eros is the god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
As nouns the difference between cupid and eros
is that
cupid is a putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love while
eros is a winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power.
As an initialism EROS is
Earth Resources Observation Satellite.
cupid
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
(label) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
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(label) Sudden love or desire; (non-gloss definition)
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(label) A moon of Uranus
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Derived terms
* cupidity
* Cupidinian
Anagrams
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eros
English
Noun
(en-noun)
A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power
Physical love; sexual desire
a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else
(psychiatry) libido
(psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive
Antonyms
* (life drive) (death drive), Thanatos
Anagrams
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