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'''Eros''' is the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for (especially) romantic or "[[Human sexual behavior|sexual love]]". The term ''[[erotic]]'' is derived from ''eros''.
In [[Sigmund Freud|Freudian]] [[psychology]], '''Eros''', also referred to in terms of [[libido]] , libidinal energy or love, is the life instinct innate in all humans. It is the desire to create life and favours productivity and construction. Eros battles against the destructive death instinct of [[Thanatos (Freud)|Thanatos]] (death instinct or death drive).
==See also==
*The Greek god [[Eros (god)|Eros]]
*[[Greek words for love]]
[[Category:Love]]
[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
In [[Sigmund Freud|Freudian]] [[psychology]], '''Eros''', also referred to in terms of [[libido]] , libidinal energy or love, is the life instinct innate in all humans. It is the desire to create life and favours productivity and construction. Eros battles against the destructive death instinct of [[Thanatos (Freud)|Thanatos]] (death instinct or death drive).
==See also==
*The Greek god [[Eros (god)|Eros]]
*[[Greek words for love]]
[[Category:Love]]
[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
