Love is in the air II


Happy Valentine's Day. I honor the God of Love himself, Eros. Eros or Cupid to the Romans is a God of love. He is the assistant of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Eros is the personification of universal passion and love in all its many facets, from spiritual to sexual to romantic to the love between friends and brothers in arms. He is also the God of homosexual love and was a God much worshiped by Greek soldiers. Many Greek armies sacrificed to him before conflict, as love between warriors helped to ensure success in battle. Eros also represents freedom and harmony and is a protector of man’s liberties and free will. He is a creative power and a God of fertility. He also presides over beauty, sexual intercourse, passion and healing. The word “erotic” comes from his name. Eros is commonly seen in Greek Lore, much debated is the birth and parentage of Eros. Quite possibly, there were two Gods named Eros. The first, being one of the oldest of the Greek Gods and the second a far younger God, who was the son of Aphrodite and either Zeus or Ares. Possibly the older Eros passed on and was reborn the son of Aphrodite. The Greek Poet Hesiod wrote that Eros was one of the three Deities that born from the primal chaos and were the first Gods on Earth. Before all others, there was Gaia the Earth, Tartarus the Underworld and Eros Love. As the elder God, Eros created several other Greek Deities and all the birds. In Roman lore, Cupid is the son of Venus.
In Ancient times, Eros was a beautiful muscular full-grown man. He is a powerful God, as love itself is one of the most powerful forces on Earth and like all the Ancient Deities, had both a good side and a bad. He brought love and healing to the mind, body and soul. Yet, at times was unsympathetic and careless with whom he touched, often causing more pain than joy.
Even Eros himself was not immune to love. He lost his heart to a mortal girl, Psyche see Psyche. Today Eros, the Greek God of love, is diminished to a naked or diaper clad cherub like boy. He does not command the respect or the admiration he once did. He has joined the ranks of old Gods, who are trivialized into cartoon and movie characters. Though the majority of humankind knows neither his true face nor name, he still rules the hearts of men and women alike. He is love, one of the strongest forces on Earth. Meet Eros 

 

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