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Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

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Eros: God of Love<br />

Eros was the god of love in Greek mythology. He was represented as one of the<br />

primeval forces of nature, the son of Chaos, <strong>and</strong> the embodiment of the harmony <strong>and</strong><br />

creative power in the universe. Soon, however, he was thought of as a h<strong>and</strong>some <strong>and</strong><br />

intense young man, attended by Pothos ("longing") or Himeros ("desire"). Later<br />

mythology made him the constant attendant of his mother, Aphrodite, goddess of<br />

love.<br />

In Greek art Eros was depicted as a winged youth, slight but beautiful, often with<br />

eyes covered <strong>to</strong> symbolize the blindness of love. Sometimes he carried a flower, but<br />

more commonly the silver bow <strong>and</strong> arrows, with which he shot darts of desire in<strong>to</strong><br />

the bosoms of gods <strong>and</strong> men.

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