Ares vs. Eros — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ares and Eros
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Ares
Ares (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρης, Árēs [árɛːs]) is the Greek god of courage and war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.
Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (UK: , US: ; Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, romanized: Érōs, lit. 'Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire").
Ares
The god of war.
Eros
Greek Mythology The god of love, son of Aphrodite.
Ares
Plural of are
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Eros
Often eros Creative, often sexual yearning, love, or desire
“Eros exists in Plato's and Aristotle's philosophy.
Behind Homer's poetry, Chopin's compositions, [and] Gauguin's exotic paintings.
Behind ... each and every discovery that gave humanity a new aspect” (Eleni Tagonidi Maniataki and Panos Mourdoukoutas).
Ares
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
Eros
(Psychiatry) Sexual drive; libido.
Eros
The sum of all instincts for self-preservation.
Eros
A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power.
Eros
Physical love; sexual desire.
Eros
A type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.
Eros
(psychiatry) libido
Eros
(psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.
Eros
Love; the god of love; - by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid.
Eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
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