Cu�pid \'ky�-pad\ n [L Cupido] 1 : the Roman god of erotic love - compare EROS 2 not cap : a naked usu. winged infantile figure representing Cupid and often holding a bow and arrow

Eros \'e(a)r-,�s, 'i(a)r-\ n [Gk Eros, fr. eros love; akin to Gk erasthai to love, desire] 1 : a son of Aphrodite who excites erotic love in gods and men with his arrows and torches - compare CUPID 2 : the aggregate of pleasure-directed life instincts whose energy is derived from libido - compare THANATOS 3 often not cap : love directed toward self-realization

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