Eros
Eros (/ˈɪərɒs/, /ˈɛrɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, "Desire"), in Greek mythology, was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire"). Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite.
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Famous quotes containing the word eros:
“Christianity gave Eros poison to drink:Mhe did not die of it, to be sure, but degenerated into a vice.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Civilization is a process in the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then races, peoples and nations, into one great unity, the unity of mankind. Why this has to happen, we do not know; the work of Eros is precisely this.”
—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)
“The eros of advertising is lurid but not specific.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)