The Union of Eros & Logos

In all stories, we can identify two aspects that are always prominent: Eros (one's feelings) and Logos (one's ability to rationalize these feelings.) Eros: The myth of Eros and Psyche is probably one of the best love stories in classical mythology. Eros, son of Aphrodite, was the personification of intense love desire and he was depicted throwing arrows to people in order to hit their heart and make them fall in love. Psyche, a beautiful maiden, personifies the human soul. In fact, she is the symbol of the soul purified by passions and misfortunes and who is, from now on, prepared to enjoy eternal happiness. In the love story of Eros (Cupid in Latin) and Psyche (meaning "soul" in Greek), we can see the perseverance of a man even when he is possessed by passion and the effort of a woman to overcome many obstacles in order to achieve the happiness of love. Logos: Logos, (Greek: “word,” “reason,” or “plan”), in Greek philosophy and theology, the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning. Logos has two overlapping meanings. One meaning refers to an instance of speaking: "sentence, saying, oration"; the other meaning is the antithesis of ergon or energeia ("action" or "work"), so in logos there is something of the sense that the correct word and reason are more important than mere action or industry. Logos derives from the verb Lego (Legw), to count, tell, say, utter or speak. But Logos itself also includes the inward intention and reasoning underlying the speech act: that is, the hypothesis, thought, viewpoint, grounds for belief or action.