Eros

Eros, according to some Greek traditions, was the son of Erebos and the Night, while in others he was the son of Ares, god of war. As the youmgest of the gods and the companion of Aphrodite, he appeared to enjoy making as much mischief as he could by firing his arrows of passion into the hearts of gods and humans alike. His connection with homosexual love may have derived from his supposed relationship to Ares, for he was the patron divinity of the Sacred Band of Thebes, which was a group of one hundred and fifty pairs of lovers who were all killed by the Macedonian army at the battle of Chaeronia in 338 BC. After the battle King Philip of Macedon granted them a special burial.