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Philotes may refer to:
- Philotes (mythology), a minor Greek Goddess, the personification of affection; she belongs in a group of several deities of love: Agape (altruistic love of mankind), Philia (friendly love), Eros (sensual love) and Storge (the love for children and animals)
- Philotes, plural form of fictional particle in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series
- Philotes (butterfly) a genus of "Blue" butterflies
In Greek mythology, Philotes ( Greek: ) was a minor goddess or spirit ( daimones) personifying affection, friendship, and sex. She was a daughter of the goddess Nyx.
According to Hesiod's Theogony, she represented sexual and social intercourse. Her siblings are said to be Apate (Deceit) and Nemesis (Envy). She was described by Empedocles as one of the driving forces behind creation, being paired together with Neikea (Feuds); Philotes being the cause of good things and Neikea the cause of bad. He also identifies her with Kypris and mentions that Philotes feels hurt and offended by life-destroying offerings and demands the abstention from animal sacrifices.
Philotes is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Philotes is a monotypic genus containing only Philotes sonorensis, the Sonoran Blue or Stonecrop Blue, found in California, Colorado and northern Mexico. The habitat consists of rocky washes, outcrops and cliffs in deserts.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The upperside is silvery blue with red spots at the outer margin of the forewings. The hindwing of females also have red spots. Adults are on wing from February to March in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Dudleya species, including Dudleya cymosa, Dudleya lanceolata and Dudleya saxosa. They bore into the leaves of their host plant. Chrysalids hibernate under stones.