Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Eros" na iya dogara ne akan mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi, domin yana iya samun ma'anoni daban-daban a fagage daban-daban. Ga wasu ma’anoni kaɗan: A cikin tatsuniyar Helenanci, Eros allahn ƙauna ne, wanda galibi ana kwatanta shi da kyakkyawan matashi mai fukafukai da baka da kibiya. Yawancin lokaci ana danganta shi da soyayyar soyayya da jima'i. kere-kere, da kuma jima’i. iska, ruwa, da ƙanƙara. A cikin ilmin taurari, Eros sunan wani taurarin taurarin da ke kusa da Duniya da aka gano a shekara ta 1898 kuma aka sa masa sunan allahn ƙauna na Girka. A cikin sukar wallafe-wallafe, Eros na iya komawa ga manufar ƙauna da sha'awa kamar yadda aka bayyana a cikin adabi, fasaha, da al'adu.