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When Acrisius inquired of the oracle how he should get male children, the god said that his daughter would give birth to a son who would kill him. 1 Fearing that, Acrisius built a brazen chamber under ground and there guarded Danae. 2 However, she was seduced, as some say, by Proetus, whence arose the quarrel between them; 3 but some say that ...
When Perseus beheld her, he loved her and promised Cepheus that he would kill the monster, if he would give him the rescued damsel to wife. These terms having been sworn to, Perseus withstood and slew the monster and released Andromeda.
When Acrisius inquired of the oracle how he should get male children, the god said that his daughter would give birth to a son who would kill him. 1 Fearing that, Acrisius built a brazen chamber under ground and there guarded Danae. 2 However, she was seduced, as some say, by Proetus, whence arose the quarrel between them; 3 but some say that ...
In Greek mythology, Eros (UK: / ˈɪərɒs, ˈɛrɒs /, US: / ˈɛrɒs, ˈɛroʊs /; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, lit. 'Love, Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart is Cupid ('desire'). [4]
Eros was the mischievous ancient Greek god of love, a minion and constant companion of the goddess Aphrodite. He lit the flame of love in the hearts of the gods and men, armed with either a bow and arrows or a flaming torch. Eros was depicted as either a handsome youth or child.
The Erotes were the ancient Greek winged gods of love, a multiplication of the god Eros. Their number was varied--Hesiod describes a pair, Eros (Love) and Himeros (Desire) who were present at the birth of Aphrodite, while later writers add a third, Pothos (Passion), to create a triad of goldings.
25 kwi 1996 · On the basis of a new and sympathetic reading of Plato, this book shows that the long-standing distrust of Eros, rather than agape, as a model for the believer's relation to God in Christian thought derives from a misunderstanding of ancient thought on love.
