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Daemons of love and sex in Greek mythology. Also referred to as "Cupidines", "Cupids", and "Amores" in Roman mythology.

There are commonly considered to be seven members:

  1. Eros/Cupid
  2. Anteros/Anterus
  3. Hedylogus
  4. Hermaphroditus/Atlantius
  5. Himeros/Himerus
  6. Hymenaeus/Hymen
  7. Pothos/Pothus

Plato added the primordial version of Cupid who was known as Eros/Amor or Phanes.

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