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The novel itself is written in a picaresque Roman style, yet Psyche retains her Greek name even though Eros and Aphrodite are called by their Latin names (Cupid and Venus). Also, Cupid is depicted as a young adult, rather than a fat winged child (putto amorino). [28] The story tells of the quest for love and trust between Eros and Psyche.
The First Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite , which was probably composed sometime in the mid-seventh century BC, [145] describes how Zeus once became annoyed with Aphrodite for causing deities to fall in love with mortals, [145] so he caused her to fall in love with Anchises, a handsome mortal shepherd who lived in the foothills beneath Mount Ida near ...
In classical mythology, Cupid / ˈkjuːpɪd / ( Latin: Cupīdō [kʊˈpiːdoː], meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor / ˈæmər / (Latin: Amor, "love"). His Greek counterpart is Eros ...
Aphrodite. Albanian equivalent. Prende [ 2] Venus ( / ˈviːnəs /) [ a] is a Roman goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy.
The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek [5] and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). [6] She was born a mortal woman and eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite , goddess of love. [ 7 ]
Hera sent her Titans to rip the baby apart, from which he was called Zagreus ("Torn in Pieces"). Zeus rescued the heart; or, the heart was saved, variously, by Athena, Rhea, or Demeter. [161] Zeus used the heart to recreate Dionysus and implant him in the womb of Semele—hence Dionysus became known as "the twice-born". Certain versions imply ...
Aphrodite made both Zeus and Adonis to fall in love with Erinoma, a Cypriot girl who preferred chastity over men. Adonis, after failing to win her affections, entered her bedroom with Aphrodite's help and raped her. Artemis then transformed her into a peahen, but later restored her to her previous human form. Erodius ("heron") Heron: Apollo and ...
Erotes. In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Erotes ( / əˈroʊtiːz /; 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.