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basics

full name: Eros

canon: Lore Olympus

alias: baby bear (from Aphrodite)

age: unknown, appears early 20s

birthday: unknown

pronouns: he/him

occupation: immortal matchmaker

visuals

details

height: 6'4"

build: fanservice

hair color: rose

eye color: rose

inspo: tbd

Typical of immortal or otherwise mythological beings in Lore Olympus, Eros' design centers around a particular color, his being rose pink. His hair, skin, and eyes are all very, very pink. Panels show gods having the ability to appear more human while in the mortal realm although we can only assume what Eros does when living with Psyche.

Continuing on, Eros is, for better or worse, personified fanservice; boyishly handsome with abs you could crash-test your face on if you wanted to die happy. He looks a lot like his father Ares, though he inherited a beauty mark beneath his eye from Aphrodite.

Does he have wings? Of course he has wings, although he can conceal them at will. How convenient.

persona

A very brief summary of Eros' personality is campy with a slight chance of wrath.

When he's good, he's great. He's a loving son and a wonderful caretaker to the hoard of younger siblings he has. When it comes to his friendship with Persephone he is considerate, patient, and overprotective. And very campy. He is her biggest cheerleader. He probably gives wonderful hugs...

Eros is heavily flawed as an individual, however. There is an undercurrent of wrath that Zeus blames on Eros' father that shows itself again and again. When Psyche breaks his heart, he lashes out and kills 300 mortals. A competitive grudge against Apollo deepens into barely contained rage whenever he is near -- and while it's due to being overprotective over his best friend -- his efforts made in self-help could probably end with him talking it out. But arrows. Arrows are so good.

On a lighter note, his mischievous nature earned Eros a terrible reputation of being the biggest gossip in Olympus. He is quoted admitting that he is not the most trustworthy god, but here is where he actually does try to make amends. It's an ongoing journey; he's obviously one of the younger gods in this canon and it shows.

abilities

wingman
Immortality: Gods can definitely be injured but cannot be killed. It is what it is on the can. Lore Olympus draws from him being the child of Ares and Aphrodite rather than a primordial god, but he's still probably rocking a few centuries already.

Sexual and Romantic Coercion: Anyone that isn't a virgin is vulnerable to Eros' ability to make a person of his choice sexually interested in another person of his choice. In the past, Zeus accused both Eros and Aphrodite of using their charms to initiate his many affairs, so he's unable to use it on other gods. Grandma (Hera) says so.

Any matters of the heart and loin seem to be in his favor. You have a crush? He knows. You love someone? He knows. You just got laid for the first time? The tall magenta man in the corner knows. If that isn't creepy enough if he touches another person he's able to vicariously experience the feelings felt during their previous sexual encounter.

Wing Tips: Eros is one of the Erotes in Greek mythos. He has beautiful wings that he can conceal on a whim. They often show themselves when using his powers but they do tend to stand out quite a bit. As for function, Eros is able to fly. Real majestic for a disaster teen.

Miscellaneous Tomfoolery:
If it wasn't obvious that I was using his wiki as a solid outline for listing his powers and abilities, here we are blatantly voicing it.

Eros is iconic for his bow and arrow, and many times a bolt in the chest is how he marks a person for his love vibes. Please shoot so-and-so so they fall in love with my cousin! – you know, that whole thing. He has great skill with the bow. Eros doesn't need to be close to be an accurate shot; if he doesn't hit you, he didn't intend to.

With all of these 'favors' he's asked to accomplish, he has to often conceal himself from prying eyes. Unless he wishes to be seen, he is invisible to mortals. It is a conscious decision, as is the ability to change his appearance ( when stealing Psyche from her own wedding, he makes himself look more snakelike to strike fear into the attendees and her awful betrothed ). In that same scene, it's shown that he can put mortals in a trance and levitate them. This power isn't shown often, so he might only use it when necessary.