E·ros
noun/ˈɪərɒs/
/ˈɪrɑːs/, /ˈerɑːs/
[uncountable] (formal)- sexual love or desire
性爱；性欲 CultureEros is the popular name for the statue of a figure with wings that stands in the centre of Piccadilly Circus in London. Eros the god of love was often represented as a boy with wings and a bow and arrow. However, the figure on the statue was not meant to represent him, but the idea of Christian charity.Word OriginLatin, from Greek, literally ‘sexual love’. Eros was the ancient Greek god of love.