He is sometimes considered to be the son of the deities of expediency and poverty, Porus and Penia, and he was depicted at Megara accompanied by such figures as Pothos and Himeros.
He is sometimes considered to be the son of the deities of expediency and poverty, Porus and Penia, and he was depicted at Megara accompanied by such figures as Pothos and Himeros. Also thought by some to be a son of Iris and Zephyrus, a festival in his honor was held every five years at Thespiae, and the Dionysian Mysteries refer to him as "protagonus," or "the first-born," referring to the Theogony's claim that he sprang forth from Chaos. He carried torches, as well as a set of weapons that were half lead and half gold. His daughter with his most famous counterpart is Voluptas or Hedone, and an eagle, a river god, and some ants help that lover accomplish the tasks set to her by this god's mother after it was discovered that this god was secretly sleeping with that lover, Psyche. For 10 points, identify this bow-and-arrow wielding attendant to and son of Aphrodite, the Greco-Roman god of lust and love.
He is sometimes considered to be the son of the deities of expediency and poverty, Porus and Penia, and he was depicted at Megara accompanied by such figures as Pothos and Himeros.
{Eros} [accept {Cupid} or {Amor}]