Names: | Eros (many - Erotes) & Anteros; Phanes (Orphic); Lat. Amor; Cupid. |
Epithets: | Bitter-Sweet; Irresistible; Winged God. |
Powers: | Attraction/ aversion (Anteros). |
Attributes and symbols: | Bow and arrows; wings. |
Gifts to mortals: | Erotic infatuation (or aversion). |
Origin: | From Chaos - primal outburst of creative energy.
Or: son of Aphrodite and Ares, winged pranky infant. |
Loves: | Psyche (Soul, Lat. Anima: tale from Apuleius' Golden Ass). |
Spouse: | Psyche. |
Children: | ? All the Universe? |
Chosen people/ places: | All creatures. |
Pageant: | --- ? |
Allies/ favorites: | --- |
Adversaries: | Hippolytus. |
Victims: | Apollo; Phaedra; Medea; Ariadne; Dido; Polyphemus (loved Galatea in vain); Myrrha (mother of Adonis by her father), et al. |
Notes: | Appears as: whirlwind; winged youth; winged infant(s) |