Eros

**Eros** (エロース) is an asteroid type Celestial and a character appearing in Solar Emissary.

## Appearance

Eros has pale skin with fuchsia eyes and long eyelashes. They have curled, long hair which is parted at the forehead on the left and seems to reach the back of their knees in length.

Eros wears a v-neck, frilly, long-sleeved shirt, one side white, one side light pink, with frills around the collar and ends of sleeves. The insides of the sleeves are a darker pink. They have a pink, striped barrette with a light pink rose in the middle attached to the right of their shirt. With a pink sash wrapped around their middle, their pants share the same white-light pink pattern as their shirt. They wear dark maroon thigh high boots.

In their old portrait, they wore a white military style uniform with yellow ridges and six diamond-shaped buttons. Their sleeves appeared to be puffed with a pink fabric inside. They were also wearing a long white cape, with a fuchsia colored inner area, which folds high at the neck. It was also fastened with a pink rose-shaped accessory. They also wore dark maroon thigh high boots with a golden button on the side.

One illustration shows them wearing a similar outfit, though the thigh high boots are shorter, and the pants are replaced by a white skirt.

## Personality

Eros is apparently a romantic, described as being graceful and a very light and airy type of person, a little lost in their own rose-tinted view of the world. Eros is also apparently quite gentle and considerate of others, particularly Hekate and seemingly Kyane.

## Background

Not much is known about Eros' background aside from the fact they apparently contain rose quartz geodes.

It is also stated in their official profile that they are missing someone dearly and cannot bring themselves to wield a bow anymore *over something they had to do*.

## Relationships

Eros is shown to have relationships with other characters in illustrations and pictures so far.

### Kyane

Kyane appears to be very close to Eros, and as stated on Curiouscat, they are likely a couple. Not much else is known about their relationship however.

### Hekate

Hekate is said to have a sibling-like relationship with Eros, the former stated to be protective over her "little bro" and stated to be on good terms. Not much else is known about their relationship.

### Lutetia

Eros is seen in one illustration together with Lutetia, though it is not clear what relationship they have.

### Psyche

Psyche is said to have been Eros' therapist while they were alive. When asked about their relationship, Pyo has stayed vague about it, stating it will get revealed eventually. Though it has been stated on many occasions Eros misses Psyche a lot. It is implied through Eros' description they are struggling to cope with moving on from Psyche's death, perhaps implying they may have been Eros' love interest at some point.

## Basis

 File:Erogame.png
*Eros is a personification of the asteroid 433 Eros.*

**Eros** (/ˈɪərɒs/ *EER-os*; minor planet designation: **433 Eros**), provisional designation 1898 DQ, is a stony and elongated asteroid of the Amor group and the first discovered and second-largest near-Earth object with a mean-diameter of approximately 16.8 kilometers. Visited by the NEAR Shoemaker space probe in 1998, it became the first asteroid ever studied from orbit.
The eccentric asteroid was discovered by German astronomer Carl Gustav Witt at the Berlin Urania Observatory on 13 August 1898, and later named after Eros, a god from Greek mythology.

## Quotes

* *"I'm really sexy, yeah?!"* - Eros in a doodle

## Trivia

* Rose quartz is a type of quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese in the material.
	+ Rose quartz is also stated to be Eros' favorite gem.
* Eros' favorite food is **shortcake**.
* If following the pattern of the other Celestials, Eros' birthday may be **August 13th**, the same day as the discovery of asteroid 433 Eros. This is unconfirmed, however.
* Eros' design, as well as official profile, seems to push for a rose motif, possibly referencing their inner rose quartz geodes.
* Interestingly, the Japanese spelling of Eros' name does not use the one commonly used for the asteroid (**エロス**), but rather the spelling used for the Greek god (**エロース**). The reasons for this are unknown.
* In some artworks, Eros (and Kyane) can be seen wearing the winter uniforms of gems from the series Land of the Lustrous, under the names of **Rose Quartz** and **Kyanite**.
	+ They used to be fandom OCs (original characters) for the said series, but Pyo got too attached to their designs and made them full fledged characters.
* One illustration shows Eros crying while holding Whipped Cream Cookie from the mobile game Cookie Run, possibly hinting that their design may have been inspired by the character.
* Eros' relationship with Psyche may be a reference of the tale of Cupid and Psyche. Cupid is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Eros. When asked about it, Pyo replied with saying it was "a secret".

## Gallery

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## Official Profiles

* http://nebulamancers.web.fc2.com/character/eros.html
* https://www.uchinokomato.me/chara/show/144008