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  2. Venus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Venus (/ ˈ v iː n ə s /) [a] is a Roman goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy.

  3. List of love and lust deities - Wikipedia

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    Eostre, Germanic dawn goddess. Freyja, goddess of love/sex, beauty, seiðr, war, and death. Frigg, goddess of marriage and women. Lofn, goddess who has permission from Frigg to arrange forbidden marriages. Sjöfn, goddess associated with love. Eros Farnese MAN Napoli 6353

  4. Eros - Wikipedia

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    'Love, Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart is Cupid ('desire'). [ 4 ] In the earliest account, he is a primordial god , while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes , a group of winged love gods.

  5. List of Roman deities - Wikipedia

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    Venus, goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, and gardens; mother of the founding hero Aeneas; one of the Dii Consentes. Veritas, goddess and personification of the Roman virtue of veritas or truth. Verminus, god of cattle worms. Vertumnus, Vortumnus or Vertimnus, god of the seasons, and of gardens and fruit trees.

  6. Erotes - Wikipedia

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    In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Erotes (/ ə ˈ r oʊ t iː z /; Ancient Greek: ἔρωτες, érōtes) are a collective of winged gods associated with love and sexual intercourse. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue. Erotes is the plural of Eros ("Love, Desire"), who as a singular deity has a more complex mythology.

  7. Myths of romantic love - Wikipedia

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    Myth of exclusiveness: a person can only feel love for one person at the same time. [1] Myth of fidelity: passionate, romantic and erotic desires must be satisfied exclusively with one's partner. [1] Myth of jealousy: jealousy is an indicator of true love. [1] Myth of marriage: passionate love must lead to a stable cohabitation of the couple. [1]

  8. Anteros - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Anteros (/ ˈ æ n t ə r ɒ s /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἀντέρως, romanized: Antérōs) is the god of requited love (literally "love returned" or "counter-love") and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love. [2] He is one of the Erotes.

  9. Himeros - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Himeros (Ancient Greek: Ἱμερος, lit. 'desire') is one of the seven Erotes, a group of winged love deities, and part of Aphrodite's procession. Often described as "sweet", he is the god and personification of desire and lust.