Eros

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ĕros, ōtis, m., = Ἔρως.

I Love as a person; Lat. Amor, Cupido, Nemes. Ecl. 4 lem.

II In gen., a common name of Roman slaves or freedmen , Cic. Fam. 12, 26; id. Att. 10, 15; 15, 15; 20; Dig. 6, 1, 5 fin. et saep.—

III The name of an actor in the time of Cicero , Cic. Rosc. Com. 11.

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