'Anteros'

Title: Anteros.

Location: Piccadilly Circus, London.

Tag: okumephuna, piccadilly, anteros.

Copyright: Okumephuna Chukwunwikezarramu.

Story: This monument at the Piccadilly Circus in London of a winged nude statue of an archer, is sometimes referred to inaccurately as The Angel of Christian Charity and as Eros after the mythical Greek God of Love. The use of a nude figure on a public monument was controversial at the time of its construction, but it was generally well-received by the public. The statue was the first in the world to be cast in aluminium and is set on a bronze fountain. The statue is generally believed to depict Eros, but was intended to be an image of his twin brother, Anteros the Greek God of Selfless Love, as confirmed by the contemporary records of Westminster City Council. This monument is a memorial to the philanthropic 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist.