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The Erotes () are a collective of winged gods associated with love and sex in Greek mythology. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue. ''Erotes'' (Greek ) is the plural of ''Eros'' ("Love, Desire"), who as a singular deity has a more complex mythology. Other named Erotes are Anteros ("Love Returned"),〔Emma Stafford, "From the Gymnasium to the Wedding: Eros in Athenian Art and Cult," in ''Erôs in Ancient Greece'' (Oxford University Press, 2013), p. 196.〕 Himeros ("Impetuous Love" or "Pressing Desire") and Pothos ("Desire, Longing," especially for one who is absent).〔Claude Calame, ''The Poetics of Eros in Ancient Greece'' (Princeton University Press, 1999, originally published 1992 in Italian), pp. 30–32.〕 In some traditions, ''erotes'' have an especial influence over homoërotic love. The Erotes became a motif of Hellenistic art, and may appear in Roman art in the alternate form of multiple Cupids or Cupids and Psyches. In the later tradition of Western art, erotes become indistinguishable from figures also known as Cupids, amorini, or amoretti.〔John Ferguson, ''The Religions of the Roman Empire'' (Cornell University Press, 1970), p. 145; Leonard Barkan, ''Unearthing the Past: Archaeology and Aesthetics in the Making of Renaissance Culture'' (Yale University Press, 1999), p. 138.〕 ==General role and attributes== The erotes are a group of winged gods in Classical mythology. They are associated with love and sexual desire, and form part of Aphrodite's retinue. The individual erotes are sometimes linked to particular aspects of love, and are often associated with same-sex desire.〔Conner, p. 64, "Aphrodite"〕〔Conner, p. 133, "Erotes"〕〔Conner, p. 132, "Eros"〕〔Conner, p.270, "Pothos"〕 Sometimes the erotes are regarded as manifestations of a singular god, Eros.〔Younger, p. 45, "Eros/Cupid)〕 Stories of the erotes' mischief or pranks were a popular theme in Hellenistic culture, particularly in the 2nd century BCE.〔Strong, p. 265〕 Spells to attract or repel erotes were used, in order to induce love or the opposite.〔Collins, pp. 100, 167.〕 Different erotes represented various facets of love or desire, such as unrequited love (Himeros), mutual love (Anteros) or longing (Pothos).〔 The erotes were usually portrayed as nude, handsome, winged youths.〔 The earliest known sculptured friezes depicting a group of erotes and winged maidens driving chariots pulled by goats, were created to decorate theatres in ancient Greece in the 2nd century BCE.〔Sturgeon, p. 124–25.〕 The representation of erotes in such friezes became common, including erotes in hunting scenes.〔Sturgeon, p. 126〕 Due to their role in the classical mythological pantheon, the erotes' representation is sometimes purely symbolic (indicating some form of love) or they may be portrayed as individual characters.〔Rabinowitz & Auanger, p. 239.〕 The presence of erotes in otherwise non-sexual images, such as of two women, has been interpreted to indicate a homoerotic subtext.〔 In the cult of Aphrodite in Anatolia, iconographic images of the goddess with three erotes symbolized the three realms over which she had dominion: the Earth, sky, and water.〔Ridgway, p. 115〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erotes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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