Greek God Eros (Cupid)?

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Answer 1

In some legends, Eros was the son of Aphrodite by Ares -or sometimes the legend says Aphrodite rose out of the sea already with child in her womb.- In other legends, Eros came from chaos, just like Gaia.

His powers- He is responsible for romantic love, between men and women and also between men and other men. He was responsible for the sudden spark of passion, and also for love at first sight. It was said he could also cause someone to feel disgust for another person. His responsibility was to make sure people, Gods, and animals continued to mate and fall in love. He was also responsible for helping homosexual men find love.



Family relationships-In some legends, the son of primordial chaos. In others, the son of Aphrodite and sometimes Ares. Since there are two legends of how Aphrodite was born, Eros has different parents. When people say Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus, Eros's grandmother and grandfather are Zeus and Dione.



When Aphrodite was born of foam, Eros has either only her or his sometimes father Ares.



His wife is always Psyche, the human turned Goddess. They have one daughter, the Goddess Volupteous -Pleasure-



His symbols of power are-Doves, golden arrows, hearts, wings, broken hearts, lead arrows, the phallus symbol -male reproductive organ.-

Answer 2

Eros Greek God Symbol

Answer 3

In some legends Eros was the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and Ares, the god of war. In others Eros(love) was born the same time earth, time, and sky and fate were born, it is equal in its natural positon of power to all othe personifications. Eros was a tricky god that could not be controlled, even Zeus in the Illiad calls him clever. For love reallly is clever. Eros was romanized as Cupid and portrayed a chubby baby with soft angek wings in contradt to his Greek counterpart who was a full man and had true power. Eros fell in love with a princerss named Psyche and after amny trials of love and endurance adn her unrequited love, she finally admitted her love for the god and they got married and she was made into an immortal, ever since Eros (love) and Psyche which means soul have been together ever since, hey had one daughter Voluptas, which means pleasure.

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Eros was the Greek version, and the Roman counterpoint was known as Cupid or Amor (Hence the Italian word Amore meaning love) However, contrary to popular belief, the creation of Eros is not just stipulated with the union between Aphrodite and her lover Ares, the Greek God of War. Originally, Eros was believed to be one of the primal forces along with Gaia (the original mother earth) who had been created by Chaos who was known as the primal space. It is said that because of Eros, that the union between Uranus and Gaia was brought about. In some stories, Eros's primal force actually brought about the creation of the sky, the earth and the moon. It was only later on that he was viewed as the son of Aphrodite and Ares as a young man whose statues were on display in the Ancient Greeks version of a gymnasium. It was only in the Hellenistic Period that Eros was now represented as the chubby little baby that we have come to know and love. According the Roman poet Virgil, Eros (or Cupid as he was known to the Romans) was responsible for the love affair between Dido and Aeneas. Another Roman poet Ovid actually describes the different types of arrows that Eros used. Apparently, his gold tipped arrows were for the humans that he wished to fall hopelessly love with another and the lead tipped ones were for those he wished to become averse to love. It is said that Eros actually fell in love himself once with Psyche (the soul)

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Greek God Eros (Cupid)?

I need some information for an assignment on Eros.

Could u please send some links to good websites.

Or answer these questions:

Powers & Responsibilities:

Family Relationships:

Sign or Symbol: ( If one exists)

Thanks : )

Answer 6

Eros, the Greek god of love and sexual desire (the word eros, which is found in the Iliad by Homer, is a common noun meaning sexual desire). He was also worshiped as a fertility god, believed to be a contemporary of the primeval Chaos, which makes Eros one of the oldest gods. In the Dionysian Mysteries Eros is referred to as "protagonus", the first born. But there are many variations to whom the parents of Eros really where. According to Aristophanes (Birds) he was born from Erebus and Nyx (Night); in later mythology Eros is the offspring of Aphrodite and Ares. Yet in the Theogony, the epic poem written by Hesiod, it mentions a typified Eros as being an attendant of Aphrodite, but not her son. Another legend says that he was the son of Iris and Zephyrus.From the early legend of Eros it is said that he was responsible for the embraces of Uranus (Heaven or Sky) and Gaia (Earth), and from their union were born many offspring. It was also written that Eros hatched our race and made it appear first into the light (Birds, by Aristophanes). Although one of the oldest gods, he was a latecomer to Greek religion. He was worshiped in many regions of Greece, at Thespiae there was an ancient fertility cult, and in Athens he and Aphrodite had a joint cult. Also in Athens the fourth day of every month was sacred to Eros. Sometimes Eros was worshiped by the name Erotes (which is the plural of Eros); this personified all the attractions that evoked love and desire, this included heterosexual and homosexual allurements. Anteros (the Returner of Love also known as the god of Mutual Love) was the brother of Eros, which comes from the version of which Aphrodite and Ares are said to be the mother and father of Eros.Eros is usually depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows at the ready, to either shoot into the hearts of gods or mortals which would rouse them to desire. His arrows came in two types: golden with dove feathers which aroused love, or leaden arrows which had owl feathers that caused indifference. Sappho the poet summarized Eros as being bitter sweet, and cruel to his victims, yet he was also charming and very beautiful. Being unscrupulous, and a danger to those around him, Eros would make as much mischief as he possibly could by wounding the hearts of all, but according to one legend he himself fell in love. This legend tells us that Eros was always at his mothers side assisting her in all her conniving and godly affairs. The legend goes on to say that Aphrodite became jealous of the beauty of a mortal, a beautiful young woman named Psyche. In her fit of jealousy Aphrodite asked Eros to shoot his arrow into the heart of Psyche and make her fall in love with the ugliest man on earth. He agreed to carry out his mothers wishes, but on seeing her beauty Eros fell deeply in love with Psyche himself. He would visit her every night, but he made himself invisible by telling Psyche not to light her chamber. Psyche fell in love with Eros even though she could not see him, until one night curiosity overcame her. She concealed a lamp and while Eros slept she lit the lamp, revealing the identity of Eros. But a drop of hot oil spilt from the lamp awakening the god. Angered she had seen him Eros fled and the distraught Psyche roamed the earth trying in vain to find her lover. In the end Zeus took pity and reunited them, he also gave his consent for them to marry. There are variations of this legend but most have the same outcome.The Romans borrowed Eros from the Greeks and named him Cupid (Latin cupido meaning desire). Eros has been depicted in art in many ways. The Romans regarded him as a symbol of life after death and decorated sarcophagi with his image. The Greeks regarded him as most beautiful and handsome, the most loved and the most loving. They placed statues of him in gymnasiums (as most athletes were thought to be beautiful). He was depicted on every form of utensil, from drinking vessels to oil flasks, usually showing him ready to fire an arrow into the heart of an unsuspecting victim.

Answer 7

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