Eros

**Eros**, also known as **Cupid**, is the mischievous god of love, sex and desire, is considered as a deity in the ancient Greece and the son of Aphrodite.

## Overview

Eros is said to be the son of Aphrodite, and while Greek legend depicts him being the child of Aphrodite by way of Ares, he is revealed to be the product of a piece from the primordial Eros from whom this Eros was named after, was placed within the womb of Aphrodite.

All legends involving his existence picture him as an attendant, minion and constant companion of the goddess Aphrodite, where he causes the love between mortals.

It is also said that Eros has jurisdiction over the Putto, angelic beings in Heaven who represent love and companionship and are thus referred to as cupids. During ancient Greece, and with Heaven's permission, Eros would have the Putto spread the love a parent have for their children while Eros himself would work on having two mortals fall in love with one another.

## Description

His figure is described to have an appearance of a winged young man or a baby who carries the bow and arrows of love. Eros has been connected to the primordial entity Phanes even sometimes being treated as the same deity.

While he is usually referred to in masculine terms, Eros can come in any shape that suits him, be it male or female as the concept of love is universal. In Archaic art he was represented as a beautiful winged youth but tended to be made younger and younger until, by the Hellenistic period, he was an infant.

Even as a god, he lacks good archery skills and in some myths, he is blindfolded, resulting in mostly missing his targets. He caused the love between Apollo and Daphne, after Apollo made fun of him. He later fell in love with a mortal woman named Psyche, eventually becoming her husband and from their union, Hedone is born.

Eros was a god not simply of passion but also of fertility. His brother was Anteros, the god of mutual love, who was sometimes described as his opponent. The chief associates of Eros were Pothos and Himeros (Longing and Desire).

## Powers and Abilities

**Beauty Deity:** Eros with this ability either is or can transform into a Beauty Deity, a god/goddess who represents or is associated with beauty and beautiful things around them and all it's aspects, having absolute knowledge and power over beauty, its concepts and principles. Beauty Deities are common in mythology and were important among ancient and current civilizations.

**Love Deity:** As an archetype, a love deity is a god/goddess who represents and is associated with the love, lust, desire, passion, pleasure and romance, as well as attraction, fertility and sexuality, and all their aspects. This grants them absolute knowledge and power over them, their concepts and principles. Love deities are a common feature of worship in polytheistic religions and can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms.

**Sex Deity:** Eros either is or can transform into a sex deity, a god/goddess who represents and is associated with the sex, sexuality, and pleasure, as well minor powers of love, lust, desire, fertility and beauty. Sex Deities can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms.

**Divine Weaponry:** Eros is able to create and wield any kind of weapon of divine powers. The weapon can also grant Eros special powers of any kind, make them invincible and even reach the same level of power of a deity making it possible for Eros to hurt a god.

**Cupid Physiology:** Eros with this ability either is or can transform into a cupid, originally the god of desire, affection and erotic love portrayed as a slender winged youth, but later and especially in modern forms as a winged baby or child armed with an arrow and bow that compel anyone to fall in love with each other.

**Super-Archery:** Eros has glaringly, obviously and super/unnaturally proficiently with the bow and arrow than what is naturally possible, being able launch multiple arrows with one shot and would always strike its intended target, regardless of the distance, making them able to have great skill than normal members of their species without the need of training.