This figure fathers Hedone (hud-OWN-ay), goddess of (*) pleasure, with his wife, the mortal Psyche.
In Orphic tradition, this god is known as Phanes and is called the firstborn. The story of this male god and his love is first told in The Golden Ass, by Lucius Apuleius (app-uh-LAY-us). In that story, this figure leaves his lover after she drops oil on him while trying to see his face. This figure fathers Hedone (hud-OWN-ay), goddess of (*) pleasure, with his wife, the mortal Psyche. For 10 points, name this son of Aphrodite and Ares, a love god depicted with wings and a bow.
In Orphic tradition, this god is known as Phanes and is called the firstborn.
{Eros} [or {Cupid}]