The story of Eros’s marriage was a later addition into the mythology, but became one of the god’s best-known stories. During the second world war, the statue was removed from his copper base again, this time to Cooper's Hill in Egham. The base remained boarded up in Piccadilly Circus. Woman's psychology is founded on the principle of Eros, the great binder and loosener, whereas from ancient times the ruling principle ascribed to man is Logos. The concept of Eros could be expressed in modern terms as psychic relatedness, and that of Logos as objective interest. [27]

As Roman art and culture surged in popularity after the Middle Ages, artists looked to classical works for inspiration. Or at least, Medea will have her. Language: English Words: 11,537 Chapters: 2/2 Comments: 30 Kudos: 300 Bookmarks: 36 Hits: 6,187The philosopher and sociologist Herbert Marcuse appropriated the Freudian concept of eros for his highly influential 1955 work Eros and Civilization.

The Greeks were very much like modern writers in their view of love. Even in the epic tales of heroes and legends, love was described in very poetic terms. Freud, S. (1925). The resistances to psycho-analysis. In J. Strachey (Ed. & Trans.), The standard edition of the complete psychological works (24 Vols.). London: HogarthStyles/Eros made his heartthrob debut appearance in one of the film's two credits stingers alongside Pip, another cosmic adventurer from Marvel Comics. Despite being an important god in his own right, the worship of Eros never gained popularity in ancient Greece. Although he had worshippers, it was almost always under the umbrella of the cult of Aphrodite.