Eros

Eros is the Greek god of erotic love, affection, and desire. He is the lieutenant of his mother, Aphrodite/Venus. He is the frequent playmate of Hymenaios and Ganymede. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
==History==
Eros was born to Ares and Aphrodite. Jealous that they were worshipping a mortal girl instead of her, his mother ordered him, the god of love, to make Psyche fall in love with a hideous creature. Eros agreed to his mother's wishes, however, he fell in love with Psyche instead. He had Zephyr, the West Wind, abduct Psyche, and take her to his palace. He appeared before Psyche as an invisible being, claiming that he was a truly terrifying beast. Eros said he couldn't show her his identity because then their marriage would fall apart and she'd suffer terribly, but the two befriended each other. During their time together, she got pregnant, a fact nobody noticed until a few months later. 
One day, Psyche wanted to go home to visit her family, but her husband told her that she could never come back if she left. He revealed that she was actually under death sentence by the gods, especially Aphrodite, so she'd be exposed if she left. Psyche convinced him to bring her sisters to him instead, so Zephyr took them there. Jealous of her husband's lavish riches, her sisters convinced Psyche to murder the "terrifying beast" that was her husband. Later that evening, Psyche took a razor and went to her chambers with open eyes, only to find that her husband was actually Eros. He woke up when a drop of hot oil from the lamp she had burned his shoulder. Trying to beg for mercy, Psyche grabbed the left ankle of Eros, who flew away and dropped her under a cypress tree. Furious and heartbroken that she had betrayed his trust, Eros disappeared from their palace and ran to his mother. 
As he was still recovering, he told her mother what had really happened to Psyche, much to Aphrodite's fury. After overhearing his mother's awful plans for his wife, Eros convinced Zeus to send an eagle to get the water instead. Appearing as a towering rock, a hidden Eros told Psyche that there is a volcanic crater leading to the Underworld. Eventually, having regained his strength, Eros flew to Psyche, but found her in a delicate state. He took her to Mount Olympus during one of Apollo's plays, which was when Aphrodite arrived. 
He pleaded with Zeus to save his wife's life, and to make her a goddess amongst the Olympians. This enraged Aphrodite, who immediately shut down the idea. However, the other Olympians disagreed with her, and so Psyche was made a goddess. 
After she recovered, the couple formally reconciled. Soon afterwards, Psyche gave birth to Hedone, goddess of pleasure.
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