the goddess Aphrodite, upon learning that Psyche, a mere mortal, was so lovely that men were confusing her with Aphrodite herself, commanded Eros to make Psyche fall in love with the most vile and ...

Jealous, Aphrodite sends her son Eros — the god of love and desire — to make Psyche fall in love with a beast. But before he can shoot his arrow at Psyche, Eros falls in love with her and ...

The Greek Eros often appears in early Greek iconography along with other Erotes, a group of winged gods associated with love and sexual ... used to visit the young Psyche at night in the darkness ...