They are humiliated as it is seen by all the gods on Olympus. Ares was tricked by hephaestus, he laid a trap and caught Ares and Aphrodite together in a net. Link to Zeus over Hera explains more favorable view of Athena compared to Hephaestus. Sources: Apollodorus, Library- Hephaistos and Athena Evidence: Lineage- Hephaestus was born out of Hera without sexual intercourse while Athena was born out of Zeus's own head. Thus, eros is the means to recognize and approach essential beauty, which is imperishable and constant. Eros in this context is the innate desire for the half that makes us whole -eros stands between wisdom and ignorance, and therefore eros provides the way to wisdom but it is not wisdom in of itself. he links (good and bad eros) to two different desires: a desire for what is healthy and a desire for what is unhealthy for a particular body. Phaedrus praises this Eros as the most venerable and valuable god because he is the cause of all mankind's virtue and happiness. From Tophat: The Greek word eros was often used in the context of 'sexual passion or a strong desire for something.' Plato's Symposium: philosophers debate different forms of Eros: -Eros is the ancient god among men and gods, and thus, Phaedrus' Eros is linked to the kind of primeval god found in Hesiod's account of the protogenoi in the Theogony.

American notion that lust without love is unfulfilling- Aphrodite and Anchises both feel shame after they have sex. Zeus causes Aphrodite to fall in love with a mortal (Anchises) and she lowers herself from her position as a goddess to have sex with him. Hestia, goddess of home and hearth, is also immune, showing that the lust of eros has the ability to destroy the family (home wrecker). Artemis is also immune because she is an untamed virgin goddess. Sources: Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite Evidence: Athena is immune to Aphrodite's powers, setting wisdom in opposition to eros and emotion.

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