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A love deity is a deity in mythology associated with romance, sex, lust, or sexuality. Love deities are common in mythology and may be found in many polytheistic religions. Female sex goddesses are often associated with beauty and other traditionally feminine attributes.
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá v3 Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, taught that God created humans due to his love for them, and thus humans should in turn love God. `Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's son, wrote that love is the greatest power in the world of existence and the true source of eternal happiness. The Baháʼí teachings state that all genuine love is divine, and ...
Though there are more Greek words for love, variants and possibly subcategories, a general summary considering these Ancient Greek concepts is: Agápe ( ἀγάπη, agápē [1]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [2] Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and ...
Publication date. February 2008. "The Ray-Gun: A Love Story" is a science fiction novelette by Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 2008. It won the 2009 Theodore Sturgeon Award. [1] It was nominated for the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette as well as the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. [2]
Through practicing love, and thus producing love, the individual overcomes the dependence on being loved, having to be "good" to deserve love. He contrasts the immature phrases "I love because I am loved" and "I love you because I need you" with mature expressions of love, "I am loved because I love", and "I need you because I love you."
Ars Amatoria. Title page of a 1644 edition of Ars amatoria, published in Frankfurt. The Ars amatoria ( The Art of Love) is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD.
Viserys and Alicent’s last conversation wasn’t much of a conversation at all. Viserys was shown moaning in bed in the eighth episode of Season One as Alicent tended to him. They spoke briefly ...
The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. [1] It is about a traveler (implicitly understood to be Jewish) who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. A Jewish priest and then a Levite come by, both avoiding the man. A Samaritan happens upon him, and though Samaritans and Jews were ...