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Anteros

[ an-tuh-ros ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.


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I've laid all my frankincense and myrrh on the altar of Anteros, I've nothing to offer the true god.

It was only revealed to her when Anteros, god of passion, was born.

Venus was his favorite goddess, and among their children were Cupid, Anteros, and Harmonia.

A sculptor would like you more now,—what a head you would make for an Anteros, or an Icarus, or a Hyacinthus!

The story of the raising of Eros and Anteros may be found in his life by Eunapius.

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