6  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 p