Eros fire.” (Nonnus, "Dionysiaca" 48. 470 ff – a Greek epic of the 5th century AD) The story of Eros and Psyche has a longstanding tradition as a folktale of the ancient Greco-Roman world long before it was committed to literature in Apuleius' Latin novel, "The Golden Ass". The novel itself is written in a picaresque Roman style, yet Psyche retains her Greek name. Eros and Aphrodite are called by their Latin names (Cupid and Venus), and Cupid is depicted as a young adult, rather than a child. The story tells of the struggle for love and trust between Eros and
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