Eros（Cupid ） eros was the god of love ，better known by hislatin

name cupid.son of aphrodite by ares ，he took his place among the small

gods of olympus.he was represented asa little naked boy ，with sparkling

wings ，and he carried his bowand arrows wherever he wandered.shooting

his thrilling arrows in evils ，he inspired the passion of love and provided

all nature with life and power of reproduction.the lovely ，naughty god

had two kinds of arrows ：the gold tipped arrows used to quicken the pulse

of love and the lead tipped ones to palsy it. besides ，he had a torch

to light hearts with. though sometimes he was blindfolded ，no man nor

god ，zeus himself included ，was safe from his evils.at one time the

little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and suchburning love

was awakened in him for the human maiden psyche that he disregarded the

constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg

zeus for justice.another famousstory where eros played an important part

was the argonautic expedition.medea ，daughter of king aeetes ，was wounded

by eros"" arrows，took jason""s part in recovering the golden fleece and

eventually became the hero""s wife. 厄洛斯（丘比特）厄洛斯是爱神，它的

拉丁名称丘比特更为人熟知。他是阿瑞斯和阿芙罗狄蒂的儿子，是一位小奥林波

斯山神。他的形象是一个裸体的小男孩，有一对闪闪发光的翅膀。他带着弓箭漫

游。他恶作剧地射出令人震颤的神箭，唤起爱的激情。给自然界带来生机，授予

万物繁衍的能力。这位可爱而又淘气的小精灵有两种神箭：加快爱情产生的金头

神箭和中止爱情的铅头神箭。另外，他还有一束照亮心灵的火炬。尽管有时他被

蒙着眼睛，但没有任何人或神，包括宙斯在内，能逃避他的恶作剧。有一次这位

淘气的精灵被自己的箭射中。对人间少女普赛克炽热的爱在他心中复苏，以致于

他不顾他母亲的干预，鼓起勇气让宙斯给予公正评判。厄洛斯起了重大作用的另

一个著名的故事是亚尔古英雄的远征。美狄亚，国王埃厄忒斯的女儿，被厄洛斯

的神箭射中，和伊阿宋一起寻觅金羊毛，最后成为这位英雄的妻子。