Amor: see Eros.

Ancient Roman god of love in all its varieties, identified with the Greek Eros. Cupid was the son of Mercury and Venus. He was usually represented as a winged infant who carried a bow and quiver of arrows, which he shot at humans to inflict wounds that inspired love or passion. He was also sometimes depicted as a beautiful youth. Though generally considered beneficent, he could be mischievous in matchmaking, often at his mother's behest.

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Amor has several meanings:

• Amor is Latin, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish for love.
• Amor is an alternative name for Cupid, the Roman god of love. His equivalent is Eros in Greek mythology.
• Amor asteroids, a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor, the first such asteroid to be discovered
• Amor (automobile), a German car
• Amor (song), biggest-selling versions (USA) were recorded by Bing Crosby and Andy Russell
• Amusing Misuse of Resources, a program in KDE toys
• Amor Vincit Omnia (Caravaggio), 1600s painting