According to the ancient Greeks, they were. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, and Eros (Aphrodite's son) was the god of love and sexual desire.
Aphrodite is the goddess of love, Eros is the god of love.
He was the son of Aphrodite and thus the GOD of love.
Eros is the god of love-Aphrodite's son.
Eros and Aphrodite
The most recognized was Eros, who fell in love with the princess Psyche.
Eros and Aphrodite are in charge of love and beauty. Without them, there would be no beauty or love. The result was that there mortals stopped falling in love.
Eros mostly took after his mother Aphrodite. In Greek mythology both Aphrodite and Eros were patron deities of love.
As a goddess of love, how could she not.
The mother of Eros and the goddess of love was Aphrodite. Her Roman name was Venus.
Eros in Greek mythology is not human. Eros is a god of love and desire, the son of Aphrodite.
In Greek mythology, Eros is the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, not Ares, who is the god of war. Eros is often depicted as Aphrodite's constant companion and helper in matters of love and desire.
Eros parents were Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, and Ares, the God of War.