The Greeks had at least three words for love: ἀγάπη, agápē for the selfless love of father or mother for son or daughter; φιλíα, filia, the love of friends; and ἔρως érōs. Aristotle, interestingly, describes the relationship between young lovers as well as between lifelong friends as φιλíα. Agápē is non-sexual, érōs is purely sexual, but filia is (potentially) both.
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