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๐Ÿ‘ค Eros

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  • Information
    personification of love
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121973
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/eros
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/3009
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/N733vVkkTjisjpe3Zo0IFgVโ€‚https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/Au7gCJ0FToutVwMWmvwPrQW
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Comes into being at the beginning of the world
    Son of
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Aphrodite Olympian goddess๐Ÿ‘ค Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera๐Ÿ‘ค Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Cult sites
    ๐ŸŒ Thespiai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia๐ŸŒ Parion (Troad) city on the Hellespont๐ŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Boiotia)๐ŸŒ the Academy (Athens) area in Athens, location of Plato's school๐ŸŒ Leuctra (Laconia) city in Laconia
    Related entities
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Ge personification of Earth๐Ÿ‘ค Tartaros (personification) personification of Tartaros๐Ÿ‘ค Chaos personification of gaping void, early god๐Ÿ‘ค Aphrodite Olympian goddess๐Ÿ‘ค Himeros (personification) personification of desire๐Ÿ‘ค Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera๐Ÿ‘ค Heracles (Dactyl) one of the Dactyloi๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Gymnasium at Elis๐Ÿ‘ค Anteros personification of love reciprocated๐Ÿบ the Horn of Amaltheia๐Ÿ‘ค Tyche personification of fortune, luck๐ŸŒ Thespiai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia๐ŸŒ Parion (Troad) city on the Hellespont๐ŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Boiotia)๐ŸŒ the Academy (Athens) area in Athens, location of Plato's school๐Ÿ‘ค Peitho (personification) personification of persuasion๐ŸŒ Leuctra (Laconia) city in Laconia๐Ÿ‘ค Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Heracles greatest Greek hero๐Ÿ‘ค Iole daughter of Eurytos๐Ÿ‘ค Priapos minor rustic fertility god๐Ÿ‘ค Hermaphroditos child of Aphrodite๐Ÿ‘ค Antiope (Theban) daughter of Nycteus, mother of Zethos and Amphion๐Ÿ‘ค Danae mother of Perseus๐Ÿ‘ค Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) abducted by Zeus๐Ÿ‘ค Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by Zeus๐Ÿ‘ค Leda mother of Helen๐Ÿ‘ค Iapetos Titan๐ŸŒ Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods๐Ÿ‘ค Hermes Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Anchises (Trojan) son of Capys, father of Aineias๐ŸŒ Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad๐Ÿ‘ค Adonis son of Smyrna๐ŸŒ Mount Libanos (Syria) mountain in Syria๐Ÿ‘ค Persephone daughter of Demeter๐Ÿ‘ค Endymion son of Aethlios, beloved of Selene๐Ÿ‘ค Selene personification of the moon๐Ÿ‘ค Clymene (d. of Minyas) daughter of Minyas๐Ÿ‘ค Helios personification of the sun๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups๐Ÿ‘ค Rhea Titan๐Ÿ‘ค Attis Phrygian attendant of Cybele๐Ÿ‘ค Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')๐Ÿ‘ค Helen Helen of Troy๐ŸŒ Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia๐ŸŒ Troy (Troad) city in the Troad๐Ÿ‘ค Ouranos father of Cronos๐Ÿ‘ค Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Semele mother of Dionysos by Zeus๐ŸŒ Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia๐ŸŒ Sidon (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia๐Ÿ‘ค Apollo Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Daphne (nymph) desired by Apollo, daughter of various river gods๐ŸŒ Mount Parnassos (Phocis) mountain in Phocis๐Ÿ‘ค Psyche personification of the soul๐Ÿ‘ค Ariadne daughter of Minos๐Ÿ‘ค Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage๐Ÿบ the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles๐Ÿบ the Crown of Ariadne๐ŸŒ Mount Tmaros (Epeiros) mountain in Epeiros๐ŸŒ Mount Rhodope (Thrace) mountain in Thrace๐ŸŒ the Land of the Garamantes (Libya) region in Libya๐ŸŒ the Underworld realm of Hades๐Ÿ‘ค Omphale queen of Lydia๐Ÿบ the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes๐Ÿบ the Lion Skin of Heracles used as a cloak๐Ÿ‘ค Amymone Danaid, mother of Nauplios๐Ÿ‘ค Poseidon Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Phocos (Corinthian & Phocian) son of Ornytion, first eponym of Phocis๐Ÿ‘ค Andromeda wife of Perseus๐Ÿ‘ค Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa๐ŸŒ the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional๐Ÿ‘ค Hymenaios (s. of Apollo or Muse) personification of the wedding song, raised from dead by Asclepios๐Ÿ‘ค Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy๐Ÿ‘ค Ares Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Nereids daughters of Nereus๐ŸŒ Mount Eryx (Sicily) mountain in Sicily๐Ÿ‘ค Demeter Olympian goddess๐Ÿ‘ค Hades Underworld god๐Ÿบ the Chariot of Hades๐Ÿ›๏ธ Spring Cyane (Sicily)๐ŸŒ Lake Pergus (Sicily) lake near Enna๐ŸŒ the Lakes of the Palici (Sicily) pools between Henna and Syracuse๐Ÿ‘ค Cyane (Sicilian) eponym of spring in Sicily๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Daughters of Acheloos transformed into the Sirens๐Ÿ‘ค Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection๐ŸŒ Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean๐Ÿ‘ค Acontios (Cean) lover of Cydippe๐Ÿ‘ค Cydippe (Naxian) lover of Acontios๐Ÿ‘ค Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)๐Ÿ‘ค Orpheus husband of Eurydice๐ŸŒ Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Cave at Tainaron (Tainaron) entrance to the Underworld๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Spring of Narcissos (Boiotia) located near Thespiai, at a place called Donacon๐Ÿ‘ค Ameinias would-be lover of Narcissos๐Ÿ‘ค Artemis Olympian goddess๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Temple of Artemis at Delos๐Ÿ‘ค Mother of Cydippe (name unknown)
    Mentioned by
    ๐Ÿ“– Hesiod, Theogony 116-122๐Ÿ“– Hesiod, Theogony 188-206๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 9.27.1-9.27.5๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 6.23.1-6.23.3๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 7.26.8๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 9.31.3๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 1.30.1๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 5.11.8๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 6.23.5๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 3.26.5๐Ÿ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 507-560๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 3.1 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 6.1 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 10.3 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 11.3 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 19.1 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 20.1 MacLeod๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Judgement of the Goddesses 13-16๐Ÿ“– Lucian, The Dance 38๐Ÿ“– Lucian, A Conversation with Hesiod 1๐Ÿ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 3.443๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.438-1.552๐Ÿ“– Vergil, Eclogues 8๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Amores 1.10๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.753-4.803๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Amores 3.9๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.332-5.384๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.385-5.437๐Ÿ“– Callimachus, Aetia fr. 67 Harder๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.1-10.85๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.519-10.559๐Ÿ“– Conon, Narrations 24๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Heroides 7๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Heroides 16.1-16.212๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Heroides 20
    Mentioned in text
    Hesiod, TheogonyPausaniasEuripides, HippolytosLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Judgement of the GoddessesLucian, The DanceLucian, A Conversation with HesiodD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, EcloguesOvid, AmoresCallimachus, AetiaConon, NarrationsOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    OlenHesiod, Theogony
    Mentioned in citation of
    ๐Ÿ“– Olen๐Ÿ“– Hesiod, Theogony 116-122
    Depictions
    ๐ŸŽจ Roman Terracotta Statuette Group (CAMU ฮ” 1728)๐ŸŽจ Attic Red-figure Calyx Krater (CAMU ฮ” 179; Beazley 9034452)๐ŸŽจ Attic Red-Figure Krater (CAMU ฮ” 346)๐ŸŽจ Attic Red-Figure Lekythos (CAMU ฮ” 574)๐ŸŽจ Roman Marble Figurine (CAMU ฮ” 1643)๐ŸŽจ Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater (Cyclades ฮšฮ  26)๐ŸŽจ Apulian Lebes Gamikos attributed to the circle of the Chamay Painter (Nicholson NM83.4)๐ŸŽจ Campanian Terracotta Lamp (Nicholson NM94.74)๐ŸŽจ Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Ragusa Painter (Nicholson NM98.41; LIMC Amymone 50)๐ŸŽจ Roman Terracotta Statuette Group (CAMU ฮ” 516)๐ŸŽจ Attic Red-Figure Skyphos attributed to the Chrysis Painter (KHM IV 382; Beazley 7023; LIMC Antiope I 8)๐ŸŽจ Cypriot Terracotta Lamp (Queensland H641)๐ŸŽจ Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Dolon Painter (Queensland H15474)๐ŸŽจ Hellenistic or Roman Terracotta Statuette Group (Auckland 2013.40)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (PALP r5-i1-p18-space-y)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa dellโ€™Amore Punito VII 2, 23, Pompeii (MANN 9249; PALP r7-i2-p23-space-f)๐ŸŽจ Mosaics from Private Dwelling IX 7, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i7-p16-space-3)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa delle Nozze dโ€™Argento V 2, i, Pompeii (PALP r5-i2-pi-space-q)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 2, 19-21, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p21-space-d)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-46)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa dei Quattro Stili I 8, 17, Pompeii (PALP r1-i8-p17-space-9)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-e)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-e)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa del Marinaio VII 15, 2, Pompeii (PALP r7-i15-p2-space-t)๐ŸŽจ Wall Painting from Terrace House 2, Residential Unit 5, Ephesos (Room 18)๐ŸŽจ Boiotian Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to (imitator of) the Upsala Painter (NAM 27988)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Terrace House 2, Residential Unit 1, Ephesos (Vault A)๐ŸŽจ Wall Painting from Terrace House 2, Residential Unit 2, Ephesos (SR 18)๐ŸŽจ Wall Painting from Room South-West of the Great Theatre, Ephesos (n/a)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from The Black Room in IX 10 , Pompeii (PALP r9-i10)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Pupius Rufus VI 5, 5, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p5-space-l)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa di Terentius Nero VII 2, 6, Pompeii (MANN 9195; PALP r7-i2-p6-space-g)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (MANN 9052; PALP r7-i4-p31-space-33)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa della Parete Nera VII 4, 59, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p59-space-y)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa del Marinaio VII 15, 2, Pompeii (MANN 111479; PALP r7-i15-p2-space-zprime)๐ŸŽจ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 47.100.4a-b; ASR XII. 2, no. 80, pl. 68, 1f.; 69-73)๐ŸŽจ Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe attributed to the Workshop of the White Saccos Painter (NGV D28-1979)
    Reported depictions
    ๐ŸŽจ Statues of Tyche and Eros in Aigeira (Not Extant)๐ŸŽจ Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)๐ŸŽจ Relief Sculpture of Eros and Anteros in Xystos, Elis (Not Extant)
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