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The meaning of the Greek word 'hedone' is pleasure/enjoyment, she is the Roman goddess Voluptas (daughter of Cupid and Psyche); but for the Greeks she is Aphrodite who is also given the name Hedone as one of her various names.

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Did Eros and psyche have chidern?

Hedone (Pleasure)


Why is hedone not included in the 3 graces?

Hedone was a goddess of pleasure or enjoyment, the daughter of Eros and Psyche. The Kharites (Graces) were daughters of Zeus and Eurynome or Eunomia, of Helios and Aigle, of Hera, of Dionysus and Coronis.


Who is Eros' son?

Eros had no son, only a daughter by Psyche. Her name was Hedone (pleasure) or Voluptas in Latin.


What was cupids child's name?

Cupid and Psyche had one child, a daughter named Voluptas (Hedone in Greek) who was the personification of Pleasure.


Who where Eros's children?

Eros, the god of love in Greek mythology, had several children. Some of his most well-known children include Anteros (god of requited love), Himeros (god of sexual desire), Pothos (god of yearning), and Hedylogos (god of sweet talk and flattery).


Does Cupid have a child?

Yes, he does. He marries Psyche, and they have a child named 'Voluptas' (Greek equivalent 'Hedone'). Her name means 'pleasure' or 'bliss', and she was a goddess.


What is the Greek name for voluptas?

Hedone (Pleasure) but this is another name of Aphrodite; Voluptas as the daughter of Cupid and Psyche was a Roman myth; the Greeks did not know of such a coupling.


Who is the greek god of feeling?

There is no single Greek god of feeling. Different feelings had different minor gods associated with them like Hedone with pleasure and Eros with love.


Is hedone a immortal person?

As in Greek mythology Hedone is the daughter of two immortals Cupid and Psyche, yes. Hedone would be considered a immortal goddess.


Who is the son of Cupid?

cupid does not have a son but he does have a daughter named Voluptas (Hedone in Greek mythology) the goddess of "sensual pleasures", whose Latin name means "pleasure" or "bliss".


Voluptas is the god of what?

Voluptas is the Roman goddess of pleasure, her Greek name being perhaps Hedone (a second name of Aphrodite); her parents are the Roman gods Cupid and Psyche.


Are there any myths about the Greek Goddess Hedone?

No, Hedone or Voluptas is only known through her parents Psyche and Cupid. Hedone was also used as a epithet of Venus/Aphrodite.