Showing posts with label Eros. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eros. Show all posts

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Chaos.

Chaos (χάος) is an original state of the world. There are myths and legends about this condition.

Eros, Gaia, Erebus (Ἔρεβος), Tartarus (Τάρταρος), Nyx, Uranus are gods and goddesses who had relation to Chaos.



Sunday, December 6, 2020

Zephyrus.

 Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος) (Zéphyros) was a type of the wind in ancient Greece. He was the western wind. His parents were Astraeus (Ἀστραῖος) and Eos (Ἕως). Zephyrus had brother, such as: Boreas (Βορέας), Eurus (Εὖρος), and Notus (Νότος). 

He had different relationships with other gods and goddesses. Among them were Achilles and Apollo. 

Iris (Ἶρις) was one of his wives. Zephyrus's son was Eros. Nymph (νύμφαι) Chloris (Χλωρίς) was his wife. They had a son Karpos.

There are many paintings and statues about this god.




Sunday, October 18, 2020

Eros.

 Eros (Ἔρως) was a god of love in ancient Greece. His father was Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) or Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος). His mother was Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. Or Iris (Ἶρις), goddess of the rainbow. Also, Eros had several siblings: Gaia (Γαῖα), Nyx (Νῠ́ξ), Erebus (Ἔρεβος,), and etc.

His symbols were bow and arrows. Eros was known as Aphrodite's assistant.

Eros looks like a young man with two wings on the back. He helped people to find their true love.

In Greek mythology there are many different legends about this god. One of them is a love story. This myth about Eros and Psyche.

The young Psyche was very beautiful. So, everyone forgot about Aphrodite. She became evil. Aphrodite wanted to hurt her.

Psyche became unhappy. Because Aphrodite gave her difficult tasks. Psyche should have gotten the Golden Fleece, she had to bring Persephone's box from the underworld, and she had to get water from the river Styx (Στύξ). Psyche did it all with the help from others.

Later Eros and Psyche got married. There are many versions of their story. 

He had relations with other gods and goddesses, such as: Chaos (χάος,), Themis (Θέμις), Ares (Ἄρης,), Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος), Zeus (Ζεύς), Cronus (Κρόνος), and etc.

There are different paintings and statues of Eros. 



Saturday, May 9, 2020

Psyche.

Psyche (Ψυχή) was a goddess of soul in Ancient Greece. She had butterfly wings.

Also, Psyche fell in love with Eros (known as Cupid and/or Amor). There are many myths and legends about these characters.

Eros was a son of Aphrodite. His mother didn't like Psyche. They were competitors.

Psyche met with other gods and goddesses, such as: Hermes, Aphrodite, Persephone, Zeus, Zephyrus, and etc.

Artists painted different paintings about Psyche and Eros. Sculptors created many sculptures of the couple.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/paris-june-23-cupid-statue-on-321542630

Paris - June 23: Cupid statue on June 23, 2014 in Paris. Antonio Canova's statue Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, first commissioned in 1787, exemplifies the Neoclassical devotion to love and emotion.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/cupid-psyche-this-scene-shows-sleeping-1680247216

Cupid and Psyche, this scene shows cupid sleeping on bed and his soul mate standing near bed holding something in hand, vintage line drawing or engraving illustration

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/erot-eros-cupid-amur-god-love-1474818332

Erot (Eros, Cupid, Amur), the god of love and love itself