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Eros. This article is about the Greek god Eros. For the philosophical and psychological use of the word, see Eros (concept). For other uses, see Eros (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Eros ( UK: / ˈɪərɒs, ˈɛrɒs /, US: / ˈɛrɒs, ˈɛroʊs /; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, lit. 'Love, Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex.
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Eros (/ ˈ ɪər ɒ s /, US: / ˈ ɛr ɒ s, i r ɒ s,-oʊ s /; from...
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Mar 30, 2024 · Eros, in Greek religion, god of love. In the Theogony of Hesiod (fl. 700 bce), Eros was a primeval god, son of Chaos, the original primeval emptiness of the universe, but later tradition made him the son of Aphrodite, goddess of sexual love and beauty, by either Zeus (the king of the gods), Ares.
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Eros was the mischievous ancient Greek god of love, a minion and constant companion of the goddess Aphrodite. He lit the flame of love in the hearts of the gods and men, armed with either a bow and arrows or a flaming torch. Eros was depicted as either a handsome youth or child.
Eros was the ancient Greeek god of love and sexual desire. This page contains general descriptions of the god in his divine role and his appearance as the minion of Aphrodite.
May 23, 2020 · Mike Greenberg, PhD. Published onMay 23, 2020. 7. Eros, known as Cupid by the Romans, was the Greek god of love. Armed with a quiver full of magic arrows, he shot at unsuspecting men, women, and even gods to strike them with romance.
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Dec 10, 2021 · Often depicted as a bow-armed boy, Eros, the Greek god of love, usually accompanies deities like Pothos, Aphrodite, Himeros, Dinysus, Tyche, and Peitho, the Charites or Muses. In ancient Greece, it was not uncommon to have Eros’s statue and Hermes’s statue placed in front of a gymnasia.
