Anteros
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Anteros is the Greek god of requited love and the avenger of unrequited affection, often depicted as a counterpart to Eros.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anteros canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
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deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aphrodite
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Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ love and desire ⓘ |
| complements | Eros’s role as initiator of desire ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs | youth of similar age to Eros ⓘ |
| domain | love ⓘ |
| epithet |
avenger of unrequited love
ⓘ
counterpart of Eros ⓘ god of requited love ⓘ |
| function |
encouraging mutual love between lovers
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punishing those who reject or scorn love ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| groupMembership | Erotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
reliefs and vase paintings
ⓘ
statues in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| iconography |
often depicted with wings opposed to those of Eros
ⓘ
sometimes shown with bow and arrows ⓘ winged youth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Athenaeus
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Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | love deity ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “counter-love” or “love returned” ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | unrequited love ⓘ |
| pantheon | Olympian-associated deities ⓘ |
| parent |
Aphrodite
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ⓘ
Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToEros | complementary force balancing Eros’s passionate desire ⓘ |
| role |
personification of reciprocal love
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punisher of those who scorn love ⓘ |
| sibling |
Adrestia
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Deimos NERFINISHED ⓘ Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
love returned
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mutual affection ⓘ vengeance against unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
Classical Greece
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Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | ancient Greeks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.