Eros makes Eros the first of all the gods to come into existence. The Orphic and Eleusinian Mysteries featured Eros as a very original god, but not quite primordial, since he was the child of Night (Nyx). Aristophanes (c. 400 BC), influenced by Orphism, relates the birth of Eros: In later myths, he was the son of the deities Aphrodite and Ares: it is the Eros of these later myths who is one of the erotes. Eros was associated with athleticism, with statues erected in "gymnasia", and "was often regarded as the protector of homosexual love between men." Eros was depicted
Mother of God School several teachers, the school once again struggled financially. Alice Garvey served as interim principal for the 2012 - 2014 period. The Mother of God Community has made an attempt to change with its recent hiring of Mr. W. Hall Miller, a longtime member of the community, as the school's new principal. Mother of God has a fairly minuscule number of clubs for a school its size, including Boy and Girl Scouts chapters; a Robotics Club; and a Mathcounts club which has consistently achieved Silver and Gold Level status. The school has a history of Mathcounts competitors who have done well