Love
deity sky Ancient Greece corroborated · 3
Love is a god who claims greater power than Fortune and Virtue. He says, "I tell the virtues what to do, I govern the fortunes of men." He claims that when they have heard his story, they will admit his superior powers.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Opera setting.
Relationships
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“They are interrupted by the god of Love, who claims greater power than either: "I tell the virtues what to do, I govern the fortunes of men."”
#38059 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The character of Love as a mischievous little boy is quite different from that given by Anacreon, who describes him as “striking with a mighty axe, like a smith,””
#44035 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“The work opens with personifications of Delight, Harmony, Grace, Love, Laughter, Revel, Sport, and Wonder;”
#45082 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free