In the ancient world there were two different images that could be presented of the god Eros. The first was that of a young man with wings and rings in his hand, illustrated by a statue created around 400 BC by the sculptor Praxiteles (Fig.1). The second is the depiction of a mischievous child by an unknown sculptor from the 1st century BC (Fig.2). This second depiction also had wings but once again the bow was missing. If the god Eros is depicted as a child he is generally with his mother Aphrodite. Of these two depictions, the most common in the modern world is the depiction of the child. While the child representation is the most common, in some cases whoever is working with the representation will choose to use the young person. Since both depictions are still used in the modern world, there are really only two significant changes from antiquity. The first is the idea that Eros is a member of a race of mythical creatures. The second is the misconception that Eros is the god of love when in reality he is the god of sexual desire. Although Eros is commonly depicted in the modern world, he is more often recognized by his Roman name Cupid. By using the name Cupid it becomes much easier to find depictions of the god Eros. For this assignment I chose to use three depictions of the modern world and one from the nineteenth century. Of these depictions, three come from video clips and one is a painting. All these depictions contain different aspects of the god. In some of these depictions he is the only cupid while in others he is just one of many. Another aspect these depictions cannot agree on is whether or not he is the youth or the child. In addition to these disagreements, one of the clips seems to argue that...... middle of paper......edFig.6 MrPhanhonnhien. “Charmedvn taps 18-The Torn Identity_ part2.avi.” July 19, 2011. Youtube. Network. March 20, 2012. Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmbbm1L9hls&feature=parentFig. 7 master of heat20. "Witches-Witches Forever, Part 4." January 19, 2009. Youtube. Network. March 20, 2012. Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_InMQ7LuXwg&feature=parentFig.8 MrPhanhonnhien. “Charmedvn taps 18-The Torn Identity_ part3.avi.” July 19, 2011. Youtube. Network. March 20, 2012. Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UnTWByK5hc&feature=parentFig. 9 Blue Taiger. “Pastoral Symphony 2/4: Courtship of the Centaur”. January 12, 2010. Youtube. Network. March 20, 2012. Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BzfBwyjkYM&feature=parentFig.10 ChrisTheGreek2007. “The Comedy of Arrows Part 1.” March 7, 2008. Youtube. Network. March 20, 2012. Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=830frPb6eaA&feature=relative