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The Greeks believed that Eros was the innocently mischievous offspring of [[Aphrodite]] the goddess of beauty and venereal love who pierced mortals with love or hate. In this latter sense it is possible to be consumed with a love of hating someone or something for the love of hating for its own sake. In this former sense it is possible to be consumed with a love of pleasurably stimulating any one or all of the five senses of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound. The Roman equivalent of [[Roman mythology|Eros was Cupid]], the root of cupidity, the love of the good life, and in particular love of things one would like to have and enjoy for their own sake and sometimes to display proudly. These include for example:

The Greeks believed that Eros was the innocently mischievous offspring of [[Aphrodite]] the goddess of beauty and venereal love who pierced mortals with love or hate. In this latter sense it is possible to be consumed with a love of hating someone or something for the love of hating for its own sake. In this former sense it is possible to be consumed with a love of pleasurably stimulating any one or all of the five senses of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound. The Roman equivalent of [[Roman mythology|Eros was Cupid]], the root of cupidity, the love of the good life, and in particular love of things one would like to have and enjoy for their own sake and sometimes to display proudly. These include for example:

:sights, sounds, and smells of holidays, sports, recreational activities, parties and celebrations, public and private: Hanukkah, Passover, Purim, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, parades, sports competitions and contests

*sights, sounds, and smells of holidays, sports, recreational activities, parties and celebrations, public and private: Hanukkah, Passover, Purim, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, parades, sports competitions and contests

:appreciation of the arts: poetry, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, interior decorating, landscaping, design, fashions, culinary arts, textiles, engineering, gardening, crafts, entertainment  

*appreciation of the arts: poetry, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, engineering, interior decorating, landscaping, design, fashions, culinary arts, textiles, carpentry, gardening, crafts, entertainment  

:wonders of nature, of science, of exploration, of history, of mathematics, of philosophical and political debate, of solving puzzles and delving into mysteries of the unknown and unexplained

*wonders of nature, of wildlife, of science, of exploration, of history, of mathematics, of philosophical and political debate, of solving puzzles and delving into mysteries of the unknown and unexplained

The word “eros” simply refers to types of passionate or carnal love. Neither this word, nor any other form of it, is used in the [[New Testament]]. It is, however, used in the [[Septuagint]] in Proverbs 7:18 and 30:16. (The translation in the Hebrew is different in Proverbs 30:16. A comparison of a translation of the Septuagint passage provides the meaning.) Both passages of Proverbs 7:18 and 30:16 indicate carnal/fleshly appetites. Still, it is a mistake to think the New Testament says nothing about various forms of ''eros'', both good and bad. See for example:

The word “eros” simply refers to types of passionate or carnal love. Neither this word, nor any other form of it, is used in the [[New Testament]]. It is, however, used in the [[Septuagint]] in Proverbs 7:18 and 30:16. (The translation in the Hebrew is different in Proverbs 30:16. A comparison of a translation of the Septuagint passage provides the meaning.) Both passages of Proverbs 7:18 and 30:16 indicate carnal/fleshly appetites. Still, it is a mistake to think the New Testament says nothing about various forms of ''eros'', both good and bad. See for example: