Anteros
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In Greek mythology, Anteros is the god of requited love and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love. He is one of the Erotes.
Anteros by Alfred Gilbert, 1893; from the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus.
Erotes
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In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Erotes are a collective of winged gods associated with love and sexual intercourse. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue. Erotes is the plural of Eros, who as a singular deity has a more complex mythology.
Anteros, popularly called Eros, by Alfred Gilbert, 1885; from the Shaftesbury Memorial in Piccadilly Circus
Detailed engraving of the above cameo image
Eros. Attic red-figure bobbin, c. 470–450 BCE
Statue of Pothos at the Centrale Montemartini, Capitoline Museums, Rome