Eros Article Summary

A big part of this article goes over the different qualities and effects that Eros or love has on people. It talks about love being a desire beyond all others, but at the same time it talks about how it is also feared by all, even the gods. It brings up the idea of love being like a fire in that it can consume a person and take them over in what is almost a type of control over them. It also talks about love being an uncontrollable force that can take over anyone from wild beasts to the gods in the heavens and how ignorant people seem to be as to the power of this amazing force.