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General role and attributes
The Erotes are a group of winged gods in Classical mythology. They are associated with love and sexual desire, and form part of Aphrodite's retinue. The individual Erotes are sometimes linked to particular aspects of love, and are often associated with same-sex desire.[6] Sometimes the Erotes are regarded as manifestations of a singular god, Eros.[7]: 45
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Retinue members
Groups of numerous Erotes are portrayed in ancient Greek and Roman art. In addition, a number of named gods have been regarded as Erotes, sometimes being assigned particular associations with aspects of love.
Anteros
Anteros (Greek: Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counterpart love". He punished those who scorned love and the advances of others, and was the avenger of unrequited love.[13] Anteros was the son of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, and given to his brother Eros as a playmate because Eros was lonely. In another version, Anteros arose from mutual feelings between Poseidon and Nerites.[14] Physically, Anteros was depicted as similar to Eros in every way, though sometimes with longer hair and butterfly wings.[citation needed] He has been described as armed with either a golden club or arrows of lead.[citation needed]
Eros
Eros was the original, primordial god of love and intercourse; he was also worshiped as a fertility deity. His Roman counterpart was Cupid (desire).[citation needed]
In later myths, he was the son of the deities Aphrodite and
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Hermaphroditus
Himeros
Himeros (Greek: Ἵμερος "uncontrollable desire", Latin: Himerus) represented desire and unrequited love.[7]: 40 Himeros was identified by his carrying a taenia, a colourful headband worn by athletes.[5]: 178 Hesiod's Theogony says that he accompanied Aphrodite to the Gods, alongside Eros.[16]
Hymenaeus / Hymen
Hymenaeus (Greek: Ὑμεναιος) or Hymen (Greek: Ὑμην) was the god of weddings and marriage.
Pothos
Pothos (Greek: Πόθος, "yearning", "desire") was one of Aphrodite's erotes and brother to Himeros and Eros. In some versions of myth, Pothos is the son of Eros, or is portrayed as an independent aspect of him.[5]: 270 Yet others called him son of Zephyrus and Iris.[17] He was part of Aphrodite's retinue, and carried a vine, indicating a connection to wine or the god Dionysus. Pothos represents longing or yearning. [7]: 40 In the temple of Aphrodite at Megara, there was a sculpture that represented Pothos together with Eros and Himeros which has been credited to Scopas.[18]
Phthonus
Sometime counted among the Erotes or at least among Aphrodite's retinue, Phthonus was the personification of jealousy and envy,[19] most prominently in matters of romance.
See also
References
- ^ Stafford, Emma (2013). "From the gymnasium to the wedding: Eros in Athenian art and cult". Erôs in Ancient Greece. Oxford University Press. p. 196.
- ^ Calame, Claude (1999) [1992]. The Poetics of Eros in Ancient Greece. Princeton University Press. pp. 30–32.
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- ^ Barkan, Leonard (1999). Unearthing the Past: Archaeology and aesthetics in the making of Renaissance culture. Yale University Press. p. 138.
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- ^ see Conner, Sparks, & Sparks (1998)[5] chapters "Aphrodite",: 64 "Erotes",: 133 "Eros",: 132 and "Pothos".: 270
- ^ a b c [full citation needed]Original citations were <<Younger, p. 45, "Eros/Cupid">> and <<Younger, p. 40, "Desire">> with no other reference to an author or title containing Younger.
- ^ Strong (1911). Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine. Vol. 2. Duckworth and Co. p. 265.
- ISBN 978-1-4051-3238-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87661-092-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-292-77113-0.
- ISBN 978-0-299-17710-2.
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- ^ Claudius Aelianus. On Animals. 14.28.
- ^ Smith, William (1873). "Eros". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London, UK.
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- ^ Nonnus. Dionysiaca. 47.340.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 1.43.6.
- ISBN 9789004310698. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
- "Pothos". livius.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- "Erotes". Theoi Project.