Erato

[er-uh-toh]

noun Classical Mythology.

the Muse of love poetry.

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Historical Examples of erato

Mr. Samuel Lewes, 87; on the reverse side the figure of Erato.
South London
Sir Walter Besant
Behind a statue of Erato, she was sure that she saw coloured drapery floating in the moonlight.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Erato, who presides over the poems of love, generally accompanies the youngest and gayest of the Muses, Terpsichore.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song
Florence Holbrook
With such accessories the presence of Erato was perhaps inevitable.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
Edgar Saltus
Erato, in Greek mythology, one of the nine Muses, whose name signifies loving or lovely.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia
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British Dictionary definitions for erato

Erato

noun

Greek myth the Muse of love poetry

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Word Origin and History for erato

Erato

muse who presided over lyric poetry, from Greek erastos "loved, beloved; lovely, charming," verbal adjective of eran "to love, to be in love with" (see Eros).