(from ἐρῶ, I love), in Mythology, the name of the muse who presided over amatory poetry. The invention of the lyre and the lute has by some been ascribed to this muse. She is represented with a garland of myrtles and roses, holding a lyre in one hand and a bow in the other, while at her side is seen a Cupid with his torch. One of the Nereids also bore the same name.