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Eros's Profile
Eros is cited as Greek God of Sexual Desire, a function that has filtered down to the less explicitly raunchy God of Love. His Roman counterpart is Cupid. He is said to have been born of the nothingness that first existed in the universe, though he is often billed as the son or companion of Aphrodite. He had a bow and arrows of two varieties: one type made of gold to incite love and the other made of lead which caused repulsion or hatred.





Another major myth speaks of how, enamored with a mortal whom Aphrodite saw as her enemy, Eros dared the wrath of the goddess he called “Mother” to make the woman, Psyche, his wife. He forbade her to look upon him and came to her only at night, for fear that Aphrodite would discover them. Psyche, a time after their wedding, was induced into seeing him with her own eyes, tricked by her jealous sisters into thinking that he was actually a monster, wishing to devour her and their unborn child. When she revealed his identity as a god, she was overcome with such shame (that she could doubt her husband) and desire (because her husband was a god), she bent to kiss him. Her lamp spilled hot wax upon his shoulder and he awoke. Heartbroken that she could not be content, he cried out (rather melodramatically, even he admits), “Love cannot live where there is no trust” and left Psyche in the valley where their rich palace had been, bereft of both her husband and her material gifts.

Here, the myths split. It is said, in one version, that, because of her innate goodness, and honest desire for repentance, Psyche was helped to find Aphrodite and to accomplish the cruel tasks the goddess assigned her in order to win her husband back. Another version leaves her, like Eros, in that field, the completeness of tragedy in no second chances to serve as a warning. Yet a third says that she never knew the name of her husband-god and ran through the lands, searching for him, asking, “Who was he?” Later, she only had strength to ask “Who?” Finally the gods turned her into an owl, to search the night for him, to still ask for his name, longing for fruition or death.

Only Eros can say which is true, and any version highlights a selfishness that he hopes to have outgrown. Only he can say if he has.

Relationships

Family:
Istra and Lerato-The misplaced Salvager hippies who are the co-heads of the Pangari family, they have a tendency to take in strays and offer non sequitur wisodm. It's easy to see where Shiri's mental functions come from.

Mary Jane-Eldest Pangari daughter, and first to be adopted. Though snippy, snooty, and a bit of a smart a**, she's also very smart and financially savvy. She's in charge of selling the "junk" her parents find.

Celie-Second oldest, but adopted after Shiri's birth, Celie is Mary Jane's plump shadow. Painfully insecure and not the brightest tool in the crayon box (and belonging in the house as much as any of those do in the context), she adores her older sister, doing her bidding whenever Mary Jane asks. As a general rule, both sisters look upon Shiri with, at worst, outright hate, and, at best, indifferent contempt.

They're...gone.

Other Godlings:
Fish: He was very…conflicted when I met him. I hope he’s okay.
Keahi: I need to give him a cookie next time I see him.
Persy: I haven’t seen her in so long, but somehow I know she will be as pretty as ever.
Diogenes: I also haven’t seen him. I don’t remember if he was on the boat…Mmm….Don’t remember much about that boat ride either….

A Playlist of Love


You Found Me Kelly Clarkson


All Around Me Flyleaf

My Dream DHT

The Mystic's Dream Loreena McKennit

Love Song 311

Over the Rainbow Celtic Woman

Spanish Doll Poe

"The Dream" Leaves Eyes


Serene Dream kidneythieves

I'll Be Edwin McCain

Scarborough Fair Celtic Woman

Mourning Tree Leaves' Eyes

"Forgiven" Within Temptation

"In This Life" Delta Goodrem

"Slow Like Honey" Fiona Apple

Reserved for moar stuff.

Even moar stuff.

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