Himeros

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Himeros is the Greek god of sexual desire and unrequited love, often depicted as one of the Erotes who accompany Aphrodite.

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Label Occurrences
Himeros canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Erote ⓘ
Greek god ⓘ
deity ⓘ
appearsIn Greek mythological tradition ⓘ
artDepiction sometimes shown with other Erotes ⓘ
youthful, often nude or lightly clothed ⓘ
associatedConcept erotic longing ⓘ
unfulfilled desire ⓘ
associatedWith Anteros ⓘ
Aphrodite ⓘ
Eros ⓘ
Peitho ⓘ
Pothos ⓘ
category Greek gods of love ⓘ
Personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedAs erotic companion of Aphrodite ⓘ
winged youth ⓘ
domain sexual desire ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
emotionPersonified desire ⓘ
yearning for love ⓘ
familyContext retinue of Aphrodite ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCounterpart Roman Cupids (conceptual, not direct one-to-one) ⓘ
hasType personification deity ⓘ
isPartOf Greek mythological corpus ⓘ
linked to: Greek mythology
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
memberOf Erotes ⓘ
mythologicalCategory erotic deity ⓘ
love deity ⓘ
nameMeaning “desire” ⓘ
oftenAccompanies Aphrodite ⓘ
Eros ⓘ
Pothos ⓘ
pantheon Greek pantheon ⓘ
relatedTo concept of eros ⓘ
roleInMythology attendant of Aphrodite ⓘ
personification of sexual longing ⓘ
symbol arrows ⓘ
bow ⓘ
wings ⓘ
worshipRegion ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
worshipType minor cult figure ⓘ

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