{"id":18155,"date":"2019-02-01T01:10:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20562"},"modified":"2019-02-03T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T20:32:41","slug":"goodgod-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/02\/01\/goodgod-25\/","title":{"rendered":"GoodGod!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\nMeet\nthe Gods: Eros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMerry\nmeet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nWith\nthe Hallmark holiday, Valentine\u2019s Day, falling in February, it is\nfitting to turn to lusty Eros, the Greek god of sensual love and\nprimal desire. The word erotic comes from his name. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\nsome tellings, he is the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of sensual\nlove and beauty, and Ares, the god of war, or of Aphrodite and Zeus,\nthe king of the gods, or of Hermes, the divine messenger of the gods,\naccording to Britannica. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nOthers\nsay he is a\nprimordial god, the son of Chaos, the emptiness of the universe.\nLater depictions show him not as an adult male, but as a mischievous\nchild. At sometime he became a winged youth that was made younger and\nyounger until he was the infant we see as a Valentine\u2019s Day mascot\nthat the Romans knew as Cupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\u201cIn\nearly Greece, no one paid much attention to Eros, but eventually he\nearned a cult of his own in Thespiae. He also was part of a cult\nalong with Aphrodite in Athens,\u201d according to \u201cDeities of Imbolc\u201d\nby Patti Wigington on ThoughtCo.com. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\nanother article for ThoughtCo.com, Wigington wrote, \u201cAs a god of\nlust and passion,?and fertility as well, Eros played a major role\nin courtship. Offerings were made at his temples, in the form of\nplants and flowers, vessels filled with sacred oils and wine,\nbeautifully crafted jewelry, and sacrifices. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cEros\ndidn’t have too many boundaries when it came to making people fall in\nlove, and was considered the?protector of same-sex love?as well\nas hetero relationships.\u201d \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\nhonoring the lusty Eros today, and asking for his help in matters of\nlove, consider leaving him roses or other flowers symbolic of love,\napples or grapes. Offer eggs or hares if it\u2019s the fertility god you\nwish to honor. Wings, and a bow and arrow are also representative\nofferings. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nAn\noffering to a god is an invitation for him to enter our life. Gods\ncannot force or demand our worship and cannot violate our freedom or\nour conscience. Expressing gratitude, appreciation and love toward\nthem, allows their energy to flow back to us. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMerry\npart. And merry meet again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About\nthe Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn\nWoike<\/strong> was\n50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before\nshe consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She\ndraws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her\nSicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae,\nBuddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling\nfrom each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses\nReiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making\nher job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the\nwork it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with\nher large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can\nfollow her boards on Pinterest<\/a>,\nand write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Gods: Eros Merry meet. With the Hallmark holiday, Valentine\u2019s Day, falling in February, it is fitting to turn to lusty Eros, the Greek god of sensual love and primal desire. The word erotic comes from his name. In some tellings, he is the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of sensual love and beauty, and Ares, the god of war, or of Aphrodite and Zeus, the king of the gods, or of Hermes, the divine messenger of the gods, according to Britannica. Others say he is a primordial god, the son of Chaos, the emptiness of the universe. Later depictions show him not as an adult male, but as a mischievous child. At sometime he became a winged youth that was made younger and younger until he was the infant we see as a Valentine\u2019s Day mascot that the Romans knew as Cupid. \u201cIn early Greece, no one paid much attention to Eros, but eventually he earned a cult of his own in Thespiae. He also was part of a cult along with Aphrodite in Athens,\u201d according to \u201cDeities of Imbolc\u201d by Patti Wigington on ThoughtCo.com. In another article for ThoughtCo.com, Wigington wrote, \u201cAs a god of lust and passion,?and fertility as well, Eros played a major role in courtship. Offerings were made at his temples, in the form of plants and flowers, vessels filled with sacred oils and wine, beautifully crafted jewelry, and sacrifices. \u201cEros didn’t have too many boundaries when it came to making people fall in love, and was considered the?protector of same-sex love?as well as hetero relationships.\u201d In honoring the lusty Eros today, and asking for his help in matters of love, consider leaving him roses or other flowers symbolic of love, apples or grapes. Offer eggs or hares if it\u2019s the fertility god you wish to honor. Wings, and a bow and arrow are also representative offerings. An offering to a god is an invitation for him to enter our life. Gods cannot force or demand our worship and cannot violate our freedom or our conscience. Expressing gratitude, appreciation and love toward them, allows their energy to flow back to us. Merry part. And merry meet again. *** About the Author: Lynn Woike was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}