Eros

Eros and Cupid were both an important part of ancient culture, playing the role of the love god. Eros’ name meant love in Greek, and Cupid translates to desire in Latin. Eros was the Greek God of love and Cupid was the Roman God of love and the Roman version of Cupid. Eros was originally a primeval god; however, later tradition crowned him to be the son of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, the Greek God of beauty. On the other hand, Cupid is a little more mysterious and many theories circulated about

(Eros and Psyche) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eros is the name of a Greek god of love.Eros as far as god's go has been through MANY MANY MAANNYYYYYY reincarnations and with that said Eros is characterized to be even more powerful then Zeus in part cause he can jerk the guy around like a puppet.See every myth where Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants,also known as every myth.There's the aspect of Eros that's the Child

world there were two different images that could be presented of the god Eros. The first was that of a young man with wings and rings in his hands, illustrated by a statue that was created around 400 BCE by the sculptor Praxiteles (Fig.1). Second is the depiction of a mischievous baby by an unknown sculptor from the first century BCE (Fig.2). This second depiction also had wings but once again the bow was missing. If the god Eros is depicted as a child he is generally with Aphrodite his mother. Of these

Eros, Philia, and Agape all have very rich backgrounds in our history. Eros being the Greek God of love, focused on pleasure and desire. Gives us a basis to examine how indulging in pleasure is a form of self-gratification, allowing the lover to experience love in its most shallow form. Eros lacks morality because its selfish, exclusive, and requires little to no self love. Eros is particular on which person receives this love, it denies the beloved any true form of compassion, and there is little

Stevenson’s Poem Eros It is often—in books, poems, paintings, and sculptures—that one hears of and sees the goddess of love. But when is it that one hears of the god? In Greek mythology, Eros is the god of love, and a god who is many times overlooked. In Robert Bridges’ “EPÙÓ” and Anne Stevenson’s “Eros”, the idea that Eros is overlooked is portrayed, but in two separate ways. Techniques such as diction, imagery, and tone are used to help convey the idea. EPÙÓ, Greek for Eros, is shown to be

Eros/ Cupid Cupid or Eros was the God of Love. Cupid’s physical description would be classified as two different things. He could be known as a blue eyed blonde man. Or known as a brunet brown eyed man. His dwelling place was the sky. Cupid was born by Jupiter and Venus. Cupid’s habits were shooting people with arrows to make them fall in love. Cupid’s habits were that he was able to fly and he was able to make people fall in love. Cupid was not related to many people. Cupid’s parents were as

Eros, the God of Love, was held in high respect throughout all of ancient Greece due to Love’s contributions to the culture and relationships amongst individuals. However, in Plato Symposium, each guest has their own unique perspective on the role Eros plays. Among those gathered at the Symposium, speeches are offered with anything from exalting words of praise to honest words of criticisms. Pausanias and Agathon, guests at the symposium, are romantic partners, each with their own views on Love.

Stemming from a desired standpoint, Aphrodite, a gorgeous, perpetual young woman with a beautiful body is known as the goddess of love and beauty. Graciously assisting men charm their desired spouse with love enchantments, Aphrodite herself was no stranger to divine lovers as she held various relationships with both gods and mortals. Yet, despite her dynamic desirability and mixed personality, Aphrodite had to overcome her weak and frightful self (http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/aphrodite/)

crisis. Will she survive it? Will she come through and be transformed, or will she die? That's one way of looking at the Psyche myth. Those of you who heard Robert Bly's White Bear story on the first day of this conference heard a variation of the Eros and Psyche myth. The form that Psyche broke was the understanding with her unseen lover who came every night. The piece of the story I want to focus on is what happens

A small statue of golden glint with curved eyes, a large belly and a smile radiant as the sun was pretty much a necessity in my home. In my parents’ opinion, the smiling Buddha represents good fortune and luck. To be honest, I simply liked to smile whenever I saw the statue, as it looked pretty silly and its inanimate smile was contagious. Still, does that mean that the Buddha statue was somehow able to make me elated by just simply being there or is there something more to this strange phenomenon