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Amor
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Amor: see Eros Eros (ēr`ŏs, ĕr`–), in Greek religion and mythology, god of love.
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Amor
another name for Cupid. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 19]
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* Near-Earth Asteroids are classified into three types: Amors, which orbit between the orbits of Earth and Mars; Apollos, which cross Earth's orbit; and Atens, asteroids that are always closer to the sun than Earth is.
Killer asteroids. (Earth/space science: asteroids) by O'Hanlon, Larry / Science World
We might even see in this the tight relations between fin amors and lament, between courtly love song and the complainte, between martial blood and venutian tears.
Female Complaintes: Laments of Venus, Queens, and City Women in Late ... by ORDEN, KATE VAN / Renaissance Quarterly
Amors cross the orbit of Mars and approach that of Earth, and 10 percent of them cross Earth's path over the course of a few hundred to a few thousand years.
Rocky relics: getting the lowdown on near-Earth asteroids by Cowen, Ron / Science News
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