Eros


 * Eros in Greek Times**
 * By: Ty T**

Who is Eros? Was he an important god in Greek times? Eros was the mischievous ancient Greek god of love and sexual desire, who had his meddling hands in much of godly and mortal business. He was a god who caused sexual desire in mortals and gods, he also caused many a mischief

Is there two gods of love? Aphrodite and Eros both say they are the god of love. "Aphrodite (Greek Ἀφροδίτη) is the Greek godness of love, beauty, and sexuality." If you look up Eros it says he is the god of love and sexuality. So is there two gods for the same things? It turns out that Eros is the god of "intimate love" so that's what is the deal with the love issue. Eros is the god of sexual love while Aphrodite is more the god of romance and the love feelings (but not the sexual ones)(Leadbetter).

Eros parents are a long mystery. Some say he was born before his parents, some say his mom was Aphrodite and some say that it was only his "teacher", so who were his parents? Well according to about seven sites, his parents were Aphrodite and Ares. These site a reliable too. (Regula)

Did Eros just have one arrow he used for everyone or 2 or more arrows? Since he was the god of sexual desire he must have an arrow that has kept the people from liking each other. Eros has a lead arrow that makes people hate the other person, that's why sometimes Eros is called the god of mischief because sometimes he would strike one person with a regular arrow for love and the other with a lead arrow and just watch what would happen. (Leadbetter)

Does Eros have any siblings? It says that there is two Eroses, one eternally younger one and an older one. The younger one is the one most recognized one of them, the one with wings and arrows. There isn’t much information on the older one.( "Eros in Greek Religion and Mythology:)

Was Eros married? Well in Greek times it is unknown but as translated into Cupid it said he mated with Psyche and that’s about it, nothing else about any other godness or mortal woman. ("Eros in Greek Religion and Mythology:)

So these are some facts about Eros, the god of sexual love. If you are caught in a situation like this then you know who to give a sacrifice too!

Work Cited

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Leadbetter, Ron. "Eros." Encyclopedia Mythica: Mytholog y, Folklore, and Religion. 03 Mar. 1997. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. [].

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