Himeros
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Himeros
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἵμερος (Hímeros), ἵμερος (hímeros, “yearning, desire”).
proper noun
- 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 con
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Talk about this word "Himeros." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/himeros. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Himeros. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/himeros "Himeros." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/himeros.Cite this
@misc{himeros_2026,
title = {Himeros},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/himeros},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
