The Erotes are the winged love gods who attend Aphrodite: Eros chief among them, with Anteros, Himeros, Pothos, and Hedylogos, each embodying a distinct facet of desire in Hellenistic tradition.
Himeros and Pothos personify complementary aspects of longing among the Erotes. Himeros represents desire at the sight of the beloved, while Pothos embodies yearning for the absent — a distinction attested in Hellenistic poetry.
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