Eros

=__**Eros**__= ====Eros is most commonly known as the god of love. He shot magic, golden arrows into the hearts of mortals and immortals. His arrows brought love, but also could cause numbness and pain. Eros made a large contribution into the creation of the world. He used the power of love to bring harmony and order to all conflicts.====

=**__Appearance__**=
 * ====In Ancient times, Eros was a beautiful muscular full-grown man.====


 * ====Eros is often represented blindfolded because, love is often blind.====


 * ====In an ancient vase painting Eros is depicted as either a handsome youth or as a child. Sculptors preferred the image of the bow-armed boy, whereas mosaic artists favored the figure of a winged putto (plump baby). ====

= = =**__Myths__**= ====As 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 as the son==== ====of Aphrodite. The Greek Poet Hesiod wrote that Eros was one of the three Deities that were 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.====

====Apollo, after having just defeated the earth-dragon of Delphi Python, bragged all throughout the land of his victory. He met Eros and mocked him that his arrows could not slay anyone. Eros was outraged. He struck Apollo with his golden arrow dipped with excites Love and struck a nymph named Daphne with a lead-line arrow dipped in Hate. Apollo fell instantly in love with Daphne and wooed her for a long time. The nymph swore never to marry and ignored the god's advantages. After some time, Apollo grew impatient and chased the nymph endlessly throughout the land, unknowing that Eros had been taunting him with love all the time. Daphne grew tired of running away and cried to her father, the river-god Peneus, to help her. Her father granted her wish and turned her into a tree which we now know as the Daphne.====

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=__**Strengths**__=

At times Eros was unsympathetic and careless with who he chose to bestow his powers upon, and often caused more pain than joy. (He would strike people with his arrows randomly)
=**__Powers__**= ====His "weapons" were darts or arrows. In either case the tips had been magically treated to produce either uncontrollable love or insurmountable disinterest in the first person seen be Eros's victim after wounding.====

=__**Parents/Spouse/Children**__= ====Eros's parents were Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, and Ares, the God of War. His spouse was Psyche, whose name means Soul. Lastly, Eros and Psyche had a child named Volupta (whose name means pleasure) and Nyx (whose name means night). Then Eros and Chaos created all the birds.====


 * Below: Eros riding a dolphin/horse**