Who Is Eros?
God of love, present from the beginning
Eros is the god of love in Greek mythology. In the Theogony he appears at the very beginning of the world alongside Chaos, Gaia, and Tartarus, and he is called the most beautiful of the immortal gods.
Eros has the power to loosen the limbs of gods and humans alike and to overpower the mind and sound judgment in their hearts. This power brings about unions such as Night and Darkness, and Earth and Sky, and one after another, gods are born into the world. In Episode 3, he accompanies Aphrodite, born from the sea foam, together with Himeros, the god of longing.
The image of him as a child with a bow and arrows, and the story that he is Aphrodite's son, spread in later times. In Roman mythology he corresponds to Cupid.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 1
The Universe Began with a CrackChaos and the Creation (Theogony)
On fog-wrapped Mount Helicon, Hesiod, a starving shepherd, gets roasted by the sharp-tongued Muses, then handed a laurel staff and a divine voice. A single "Gap" opens in the white void. Darkness and Night are born, then the light Hesiod's own song calls up, then Earth and the starry Sky. Twelve children stir deep inside Earth, and only the youngest glares through the ceiling at his father with golden eyes.
20 pages
NEWEpisode 3
Love Was Born From a Wound in the SkyThe Birth of Aphrodite
From the drops that fell from the sky come warriors and nymphs, and from the sea foam steps Aphrodite, goddess of love. At the same dawn of the world, Night—joined with no one—gives birth to Death, Sleep, and even Affection.
19 pages