The Wandering Pen in London

Anteros

The statue of a bow-wielding archer in Piccadilly Square, London, is often mistaken for Eros, the Greek god of love.

In fact, the statue is of Anteros, Eros’ lesser-known brother.

Different interpretations of the symbolism behind the two brothers exist, and some have also questioned why Piccadilly’s Anteros is depicted holding a bow without an arrow.

Plato, the Greek philosopher, in his work Phaedrus, references both Eros and Anteros:

“So he is in love, but he has no idea what he is in love with. He does not know what has happened to him, and he cannot explain it.[…] he fails to appreciate that he is seeing himself in his lover as in a mirror.”

 

 

 


With my wandering pen, I will transport you to distant cultures and majestic landscapes.
Each time, one of my travel photographs will become a source of inspiration and motivation for writing.
An opportunity for self-reflection through cultural exploration and the power of the written word.

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Sofia Motsia

MA Creative Writing, BA Theatre studies

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