E - Eros is the Greek God of Love and one of my all-time favorites. You might know him as his Roman counterpart, Cupid. Unlike pop culture would have you believe, however, Eros isn't that pain in the butt man-baby in a diaper. He's much more interesting than that!
And so is his story, recounted below.
Le Ravissement de Psyche, 1895
Psyche was the youngest daughter of a king, and as she grew, so did her beauty. The goddess Aphrodite (aka Venus) felt threatened by this mortal beauty, as her f...
Published on April 05, 2014 00:00