"Before the advent of Christianity, Greek culture had multiple deities established to represent all aspects associated with living on this earth. Their polytheistic outlook called for a series of gods to preside over everything that made up nature, afterlife and the human condition; life, death, war, even emotions were all ruled/explained by the actions and presence of a Greek god or goddess.
Emotion is the key word here. Human feelings are certainly tricky things and can even lead to disastrous results if not understood properly. Probably the one emotion that plagues humans the most is love.
Being such an integral part of the human condition, the subject of love is nothing short of complex. It's a force that invokes the deepest and darkest desires of any person; it can bring out the best in us along with our very worst.
The Greeks apparently thought so too, which is why they put so much time and effort into properly worshiping love in all it's forms...."
"Aphrodite - Goddess of Love and Beauty
Eros - God of Love
Anteros - God of Requited Love
Himeros - God of Desire and Unrequited Love
Pothos - God of Yearning and Wanting"
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