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  2. Tantalus - Wikipedia

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    Tantalus (Ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos), also called Atys, was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his punishment in Tartarus: for revealing many secrets of the gods and for trying to trick them into eating his son, he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he ...

  3. Erotes - Wikipedia

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    In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Erotes (/ ə ˈ r oʊ t iː z /; Ancient Greek: ἔρωτες, érōtes) are a collective of winged gods associated with love and sexual intercourse. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue. Erotes is the plural of Eros ("Love, Desire"), who as a singular deity has a more complex mythology.

  4. Tantalus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Tantalus (Ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including: . Tantalus, king of Lydia, a son of Zeus, was favored by the gods but made the fatal mistake of sacrificing his son Pelops to the Olympians, who hated human sacrifice and cannibalism.

  5. Eros - Wikipedia

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    'Love, Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart is Cupid ('desire'). [ 4 ] In the earliest account, he is a primordial god , while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes , a group of winged love gods.

  6. Yup, There Are A Total Of *Seven* Greek Words For Love ... - AOL

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    This love term has to do with spirituality, and originates in the seventh or eighth century B.C.E., when it was mostly used by Christian authors to describe the love among brothers of the faith ...

  7. List of love and lust deities - Wikipedia

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    Anteros, god of requited love. Eros, god of love and procreation; originally a deity unconnected to Aphrodite, he was later made into her son, possibly with Ares as his father; this version of him was imported to Rome, where he came known as Cupid. Himeros, god of sexual desire and unrequited love. Hedylogos, god of sweet talk and flattery ...

  8. Category:Greek love and lust gods - Wikipedia

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    Greek male deities associated with love and lust. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Apollo (6 C, 42 P) E. Eros (3 C ...

  9. Homoerotic themes in Greek and Roman mythology - Wikipedia

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    Other gods are sometimes considered patrons of homosexual love between males, such as the love goddess Aphrodite and gods in her retinue, such as the Erotes: Eros, Himeros and Pothos. [5] Eros is also part of a trinity of gods that played roles in homoerotic relationships, along with Heracles and Hermes , who bestowed qualities of beauty (and ...