Shooting his thrilling arrows in evils, he inspired the passion of love and provided all nature with life and power of reproduction.
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Besides, he had a torch to light hearts with.
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Eros was the god of love, better known by his latin name Cupid. Son of Aphrodite by Ares, he took his place among the small gods of Olympus.
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The lovely, naughty god had two kinds of arrows: the gold tipped arrows used to quicken the pulse of love and the lead tipped ones to palsy it.
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He was represented as a little naked boy, with sparkling wings, and he carried his bow and arrows wherever he wandered.
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At one time the little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and such burning love was awakened in him for the human maiden Psyche that he disregarded the constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg Zeus for justice.
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Medea, daughter of king Aeetes, was wounded by Eros' arrows, took Jason's part in recovering the golden fleece and eventually became the hero's wife.
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Another famous story where Eros played an important part was the Argonautic expedition.
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Though sometimes he was blindfolded, no man nor god, Zeus himself included, was safe from his evils.
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