# Terms For Different Kinds of Love

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-for-different-kinds-of-love/289779 "2005-02-12T20:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlbertHosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AlbertHosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlbertHosteen)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-for-different-kinds-of-love/289779/1 "2005-02-12T20:03:03Z")

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I’m Googling for this as we speak, but no joy yet. Does anyone know of some classical terms for different kinds of love? I remember Eros (or erotic) Love being the term for romantic love, and I’d thought friendship love was called Apollo(nian) Love, but I might have been mistaken. Year ago I saw an article online which used these terrms and others and helped me formulate my own ideas on the topic.

Anyone have a clue what I’m talking about?

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-for-different-kinds-of-love/289779/2 "2005-02-12T20:06:46Z")

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The main Greek words for love are eros, agape, philia, and storge.  
[This](http://jrcm.faithweb.com/truth/i_love.html) may be helpful.

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**Author:** ![AlbertHosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AlbertHosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlbertHosteen)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-for-different-kinds-of-love/289779/3 "2005-02-12T20:09:09Z")

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> [@pinkfreud](#):
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> The main Greek words for love are eros, agape, philia, and storge.  
> [This](http://jrcm.faithweb.com/truth/i_love.html) may be helpful.

Yes! That’s exactly what I was thinking of. For some reason I was always thinking ‘Apollo’ instead of ‘agape.’ Thank you very much.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-for-different-kinds-of-love/289779/4 "2005-02-12T20:09:26Z")

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The distinction between Apollonian and Dionysian principles is discussed [here](http://www.calvertonschool.org/waldspurger/pages/apollonian_and_dionysian.htm).