Various cultures existed in the world.... each giving its own interpretation of love. This leads to new love mythologies evolving around the divine love emotion. With full faith in the legend or folk talk, people generally associate the love myth to have actually happened or existed.
Love mythologies usually contained two forms to be identified with viz a male form and a female form. Most love mythologies talk of unrequited love and true devotion. Most popular love mythologies are the greek love mythologies and roman love mythologies.
Greek love mythologies have Aphrodite as the goddess of beauty and passionate love while Eros has the god of love, lust and passion. Eros is often worshipped as a fertility deity. Aphrodite is also called Kyrpis and Cytherea. In roman mythology, Aphrodite is also equivalent to goddess Venus, Myrtle,dove , sparrow and swan. Similarly in Sumerian mythology, she has been called Inana, Phoenician mythology she has been called Astarte.
Roman Mythology equates Greek god of Love with Cupid or Amor (Latin name). Cupid is most depicted shooting with a bow for inspiring love. Most of the sculptures or paintings show Cupid as a nude winged boy or little baby armed with bow accompanied by arrows.
Meanwhile given below is general listing of gods and goddess in relation to various love mythologies.
Áine - goddess of fertility and passionate love
Aonghus or Aengus - god of beauty, youth, and sensual love
Various interesting and fascinating tales of love and love relationship have been woven around them. Reading and gaining knowledge on love mythologies would be interesting activity when in love.
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