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  2. Himeros - Wikipedia

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    Himeros (desire) and Philotes (affection) were bestowed upon the world by Aphrodite initiating sexual encounter; [4] they spoke words of love and winning talk that affected the minds and hearts of mortals and gods alike. [5] Himeros is closely associated with Pothos, the personification of passionate longing.

  3. List of love and lust deities - Wikipedia

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    Hermaphroditus, god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men. Hermes; Hymen, god of marriage, weddings, and the bridal hymn. Pothos, god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire. Hedone, goddess of pleasure. Helios, the sun, who played a role in love-magic; according to Pindar, lovesick men would pray to him. Pan, god of the wild, shepherds, flocks ...

  4. Chesed - Wikipedia

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    The root chasad has a primary meaning of 'eager and ardent desire', used both in the sense 'good, kind' and 'shame, contempt'. [2] The noun chesed inherits both senses, on one hand 'zeal, love, kindness towards someone' and on the other 'zeal, ardour against someone; envy, reproach'.

  5. Greek words for love - Wikipedia

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    In a Christian context, agape means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [3] Agape is also used to refer to a love feast. [4] The Christian priest and philosopher Thomas Aquinas described agape as "to will the good of another". [5] Eros (ἔρως, érōs) means "love, mostly of the sexual ...

  6. 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.

  7. Cupid - Wikipedia

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    In classical mythology, Cupid / ˈ k j uː p ɪ d / (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 / ˈ ɑː m ɔːr / (Latin: Amor, "love"). His Greek ...

  8. Religious views on love - Wikipedia

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    When one's mind is full of love, one will overlook deficiencies in others and accept them wholeheartedly as a product of God. Sikhism asks all believers to take on godlike virtues, and this perhaps is the most godlike characteristic of all. Gurbani teaches that Waheguru is a "loving God" full of

  9. 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.