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Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros ( or , ;〔(''Oxford Learner's Dictionaries:'' "Eros" )〕 , "Desire")〔From ἔραμαι "to desire, love", of uncertain etymology; R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin (''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 449).〕 was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid〔''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215.〕 ("desire"). Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite.
==Cult and depiction==
Eros appears in ancient Greek sources under several different guises. In the earliest sources (the cosmogonies, the earliest philosophers, and texts referring to the mystery religions), he is one of the primordial gods involved in the coming into being of the cosmos. But in later sources, Eros is represented as the son of Aphrodite, whose mischievous interventions in the affairs of gods and mortals cause bonds of love to form, often illicitly. Ultimately, in the later satirical poets, he is represented as a blindfolded child, the precursor to the chubby Renaissance Cupid, whereas in early Greek poetry and art, Eros was depicted as an adult male who embodies sexual power, and a profound artist.〔〔"Eros", in S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth, eds., ''The Oxford Classical Dictionary''.〕
A cult of Eros existed in pre-classical Greece, but it was much less important than that of Aphrodite. However, in late antiquity, Eros was worshiped by a fertility cult in Thespiae. In Athens, he shared a very popular cult with Aphrodite, and the fourth day of every month was sacred to him.
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