Eros (primordial)

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Eros (primordial) is an ancient Greek primordial deity embodying the fundamental force of love and procreation that brings order and cohesion to the cosmos.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Eros 25
Eros (Aphrodite's son) 2
Eros (primordial) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity
personification
primordial deity
appearsIn Hesiod's Theogony
Orphic cosmogonies
linked to: Orphic Mysteries

early Greek philosophical texts
associatedWith Cosmos
Phanes
creation
fertility
generation
category Greek primordial deities
love and lust gods
personifications in Greek mythology
contrastedWith Eros (Aphrodite's son)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
cosmicFunction initiates generation of gods and beings
unites separate elements of the cosmos
cosmicOrderFunction mediates between chaos and ordered cosmos
culture ancient Greek religion
describedIn Hesiod's Theogony
domain cosmogony
embodies attraction
cosmic cohesion
love
procreation
gender male
greekName Ἔρως
linked to: Erotes
importance central to early Greek accounts of the origin of the world
influenced later philosophical concepts of eros
mythologicalEra primordial age
notSameAs Eros (Aphrodite's son)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
oneOfFirstBeings yes
ontologicalStatus one of the first principles of existence
precedes many later Olympian gods
role binding principle of the universe
fundamental force that brings order to the cosmos
symbolizes creative impulse of the universe
life-generating desire
principle of union
worshipType cosmic principle rather than anthropomorphic god in early tradition

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

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

Nyx siblingOf Eros (primordial)
Argonautica featuresDeity Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Hermaphroditus associatedWith Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Cupid greekCounterpart Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Συμπόσιον mainTheme ἔρως (eros)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Pausanias discusses Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Agathon topicOfSpeech Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Eryximachus discussesDeity Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Sappho wroteAbout Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Orphic Hymns includesHymnTo Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Deimos relative Eros
subject linked to: Deimos (Terror)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Adrestia sibling Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Phobos (Fear) sibling Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Protogenoi includes Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Argonautic expedition hasDivineInvolvement Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Thespiae hadCultOf Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Civilization and Its Discontents mainSubject Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Amor (Gluck) basedOn Eros
subject linked to: Amor
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Ode to Psyche subject Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Aether sibling Eros (primordial)
Eros (primordial) contrastedWith Eros (Aphrodite's son)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Eros (primordial) notSameAs Eros (Aphrodite's son)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Ἔρεβος sibling Ἔρως (Eros)
subject linked to: Ἔρεβος (Érebos)
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Children of Aphrodite hasMember Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Protogenoi includesDeity Eros
subject linked to: protogenoi
linked to: Eros (primordial)
House of Agathon in Athens mainThemeDiscussed Eros
subject linked to: house of Agathon in Athens
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Speech on the nature of love addressesDeity Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Distinction between Common Love and Heavenly Love relatedConcept Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Psyche spouse Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
Psyche associatedWith Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)
L’Amour menaçant depicts Eros
linked to: Eros (primordial)