; ▁and ▁ag ape ▁refers ▁to ▁" self less ▁love ", ▁or ▁" char ity " ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁translated ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁script ures ▁( from ▁the ▁Latin ▁car itas , ▁dear ness ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁term ▁er otic ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁er os . ▁E ros ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁philosophy ▁and ▁psych ology ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁wider ▁sense , ▁almost ▁as ▁an ▁equivalent ▁to ▁" life ▁energy ". ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁ ▁The ▁classical ▁Greek ▁tradition ▁In ▁the ▁classical ▁world , ▁er otic ▁love ▁was ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁mad ness ▁or ▁the ia ▁man ia ▁(" mad ness ▁from ▁the ▁gods "). ▁ ▁This ▁love ▁passion ▁was ▁described ▁through ▁an ▁elaborate ▁met ap hor ic ▁and ▁myth ological ▁schema ▁involving ▁" lo ve ' s ▁ar rows " ▁or ▁" lo ve ▁d arts ", ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁often ▁the ▁person ified ▁figure ▁of ▁E ros ▁( or ▁his ▁Latin ▁counter part , ▁Cup id ), ▁or ▁another ▁de ity ▁( such ▁as ▁Rum or ). ▁At ▁times ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁ar rows ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁beautiful ▁love ▁object ▁itself . ▁If ▁these ▁ar rows ▁were ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁lo ver ' s ▁eyes , ▁they ▁would ▁then ▁travel ▁to ▁and ▁' p ier ce ' ▁or ▁' w ound ' ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁heart ▁and ▁over wh elm ▁him / her ▁with ▁desire ▁and ▁long ing ▁( lo ves ick ness ). ▁ ▁The ▁image