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Eros
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E·ros or e·ros (rs, îr-)
n.
1. In psychoanalytic theory, the sum of all instincts for self-preservation.
2. Sexual drive; libido.

Eros
[ir′os, er′os]
Etymology: Gk, mythic love-inciting son of Aphrodite
a Freudian term for the drive or instinct for survival, including self-preservation and continuation of the species through reproduction.


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