Details:
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Height: 18 cm - 7,1 inches
Width: 12 cm - 4,7 inches
Length: 4 cm - 1,6 inches
Weight: 310 g
In
Greek mythology, Eros is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman
counterpart was Cupid ("desire"). In the earliest account, he is a
primordial god, while in later accounts he is described as one of the
children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one
of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods.
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. In later sources, however, 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 a young
adult male who embodies sexual power, and a profound artist.
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
(also shared by Herakles, Hermes and Aphrodite).
Eros was one of the
Erotes, along with other figures such as Himeros and Pothos, who are
sometimes considered patrons of homosexual love between males.Eros is
also part of a triad of gods that played roles in homoerotic
relationships, along with Heracles and Hermes, who bestowed qualities of
beauty (and loyalty), strength, and eloquence, respectively, onto male
lovers.
The Thespians celebrated the Erotidia, meaning festivals of Eros.
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