| Eros | |
|---|---|
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| Biographical Information | |
| Name: | Eros |
| God: | Love |
| Family: |
Ares (Father) |
| Wife: |
Psyche (Wife) |
| Weapon: | |
| Abilities: |
Immortality |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Blond |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 4'8 |
| Character Information | |
| First appearance: | Bows and Eros |
| Portrayed by: | Terry Klassen |
| GALLERY | |
Eros is the God of Love and the son of Aphrodite. He is married to Psyche.
Physical Appearance[]
He appears as a short, heavyset, balding middle-aged man who lives in the suburbs with his wife. He wears a red track suit with white and yellow details and sneakers.
Personality[]
As the god of love, Eros acts very lovey-dovey. He very much loves the idea of love and making people as happy as he and his wife are. He heavily despises the name Cupid and is only alright with it when Psyche says it.
In The Series[]
Eros has the ability to turn invisible, which allows him to use his golden Bow and Arrows to make couples fall in love, particularly on Valentine's Day. Cronus, in a plot to cause strife throughout New Olympia, kidnaps both Eros and Psyche and then fills Eros with hatred before sending the god out with lead-tipped arrows to cause The Chosen Ones to bicker and hate each other. The spell on him is broken when he overhears Theresa and Herry discussing how Psyche remains Cronus' captive and he rushes to save his beloved.
Mythology[]
Eros is usually depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows at the ready, to either shoot into the hearts of gods or mortals which would rouse them to desire. His arrows came in two types: golden with dove feathers which aroused love, or leaden arrows which had owl feathers that caused indifference. Eros would make as much mischief as he possibly could by wounding the hearts of all, but according to one legend he himself fell in love. This legend tells us that Eros was always at his mother's side assisting her in all her conniving and godly affairs. The legend goes on to say that Aphrodite became jealous of the beauty of a mortal, a beautiful young woman named Psyche.
In her fit of jealousy, Aphrodite asked Eros to shoot his arrow into the heart of Psyche and make her fall in love with the ugliest man on earth. He agreed to carry out his mother's wishes, but on seeing her beauty Eros fell deeply in love with Psyche himself. He would visit her every night, but he made himself invisible by telling Psyche not to light her chamber. Psyche fell in love with Eros even though she could not see him, until one night curiosity overcame her. She concealed a lamp and while Eros slept, she lit the lamp, revealing his true identity. But a drop of hot oil spilt from the lamp, awakening the god when it landed on him. Angered she had seen him, Eros fled and the distraught Psyche roamed the earth trying in vain to find her lover. In the end Zeus took pity and reunited them, he also gave his consent for them to marry.
- In some versions, Eros was burnt by the hot oil and Psyche needed to prove her love for him was true by traveling to the Underworld to seek a cure from Persephone. When she succeeded, Aphrodite finally accepted her and allowed Eros and Psyche to marry and live on Olympus as gods.
- Eros is sometimes seen as Aphrodite’s son, while at other times he is a primordial being as old as Gaia, Tartarus, and Chaos.
- Psyche was given ambrosia upon her completion of the quests set by Venus and her acceptance on Olympus. After she partakes, she and Cupid are wed as Gods.
Relationship[]
- Psyche: Eros' wife. The two are very much in love and dote on each other affectionately. Eros' love for Psyche is so great that he was able to overcome the hatred Cronus forced on him and rushed to save her.
Trivia[]
- The name Cupid is actually the Roman spelling of his name, not Greek.