ἔρος

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English (LSJ)

(A), ὁ, acc. ἔρον, dat. ἔρῳ: poet. form of ἔρως:—

   A love, desire, οὐ..θεᾶς ἔρος οὐδὲ γυναικός Il.14.315, cf. Od.18.212 ; freq. in phrase αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐξ ἔρον ἕντο Il.1.469, al.; ἱμερτῶν ἔργων ἐξ ἔρον ἱέμενον Thgn.1064 ; ἔρος λυσιμελής Hes.Th.910, cf. Ibyc.1.6, etc.: used by Trag. in lyrics, S.El.197, E.Med.152, and by E. in dialogue, Hipp.337, El.297, al.; also in late Prose, ἔρῳ φέρεσθαι Luc. Asin.33.    II as pr.n., Eros, the god of love, Hes.Th.120, Alcm. 36, Sapph.74, Theoc.29.22.
ἔρος (B), τό,

   A wool, only in Ion. form εἶρος (q.v.). but cf. ἔπερος, εὔερος.