Eros

generations. Her last set of famous kids were Eros and Himeros. They were being carried in the arms of Aphrodite when she arose from the seafoam. They are the gods of love, sexuality, and desire, and Eros depicts what most commonly know as Cupid, with a bow and arrow that will make people fall in love. Eros teamed up with his mother, Aphrodite to get Aphrodite’s father, Zeus to marry a mortal named Europa. Himeros is always depicted with his twin brother Eros, and the other Erotes. While these…

Conclusion: I believe the message the Greek want us to grasp is that we need to cultivate the different varieties of love and take advantage of their many sources. We should do more than pursue eros (romantic love). We need to also seek out and invest time with friends (phileo), and spend the night dancing (ludus), or even commit to do something unexpected for someone out of the ordinary, someone we’d least expect to do for (agape). We need…

a representative Epicurean philosopher, has provided an extensive description on human sexuality and a physiological interpretation of it. By offering a scientific explanation, Lucretius distinguishes between sexual pleasure and the purpose of human intercourse. He does not condemn sexual pleasure, but attempts to rationalize it as a way of releasing physical tensions without becoming obsessed with a single object of desire. Hence, appropriate manner of sex leads a life free of mental…

It makes you desire friendship with someone. And then there is eros. Even if the focus is narrowed down to the love described as eros, one that arouses romantic feelings, the novel provides a number of examples that can be contrasted in terms of their level of intensity and longevity. Lydia and Wickham’s love for each other is most passionate and…

BEHAVIORISM AND PSYCHOANALSIS Understanding the reason behind why children kill their parents is still unsolved and questionable. Using the theories of Behaviourism and Psychoanalysis enables us to get a brief understanding of Nicolette Lotter and Hardus Lotter’s behaviour, possible causes and the maintenance of this behaviour. Understanding those points are important because the Lotter case is a fairly rare case, especially in South Africa. Some psychological perspectives attempt to explain…

Introduction: The song I have chosen to analyze is called Picture by Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow. This song is a relationship story that is told in both points of view. A couple breaks up a long-term relationship, and are both trying to forget about each other, but having photos from the relationship makes that very difficult. It hurts both of them to look at the picture of the other one, so they put them away and out of sight hoping to move on with their lives. They both handled the…

H. Nichols notes that while eros can be translated as "love," Plato also used this word in connection with words derived form the root phil-, which translates as "'love of wisdom.'" In the Phaedrus, Socrates criticizes rhetoric not on the grounds of politics or justice, but rather…

In Plato’s Symposium, multiple philosophical thinkers discuss, argue and critique the abstract concept of love and eros. Each thinker had their own fascinating way of describing this phenomenon, but two philosophers- Aristophanes and Diotima- sparked more questions and arguments than any others. Aristophanes was a famously known comical poet in the ancient times and Diotima was a woman who Socrates claimed to met years back who passed on her wisdom on the subject of love. Although both speeches…

Before the Neolithic age, there was a time when men and women were relatively equal in power and capabilities. Archeologist have clues that allow them to believe the men and women had no power archy. As times changed and men and women could control more of what they were capable to do, there was huge shift between men and women during the Agricultural Revolution. With there being so many different European civilizations, there were many ways this shift affected men and women and their subsequent…

With Eros the attention one puts toward the desire of something could result in the highest of highs, if the desire is filled for that short time that that specific desire is wanted achieving that desire would be a short and sweet triumph. Though the feeling…