Himeros

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἵμερος (Hímeros), ἵμερος (hímeros, “yearning, desire”). === Proper noun === Himeros (Greek mythology) The Greek god of uncontrollable desire, often depicted as a winged child attendant to Aphrodite. 1999, Janet Lloyd (translator), Claude Calame, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), The Poetics of Eros in Ancient Greece, [1992, I Greci e l'eros], Princeton University Press, pages 31-32, A late-fifth-century hydria represents Himeros as a young boy who is present at the judgment of Paris: while Eros concentrates on winning over the young shepherd, Himeros and Pothos flank Aphrodite, indicating that this is the goddess upon whom his choice will fall. And a famous black-figure plaque dating from as early as dating from as early as the mid-sixth century shows Aphrodite holding in her arms two wingless children named, respectively, Himeros and Pothos. ==== Translations ==== === See also === erotes === Further reading === Erotes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === heirmos, more-ish, heroism, moreish, Moshier