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Who is Bellerophon from Eros the Bittersweet and what is their importance? Eros_the_Bittersweet English & Literature Bellerophon | Eros the Bittersweet

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A hero of Greek mythology who is hated by Proetus the king in Tiryns because his wife, Anteia, fell in love with him. Bellerophon represents the divided soul afflicted with Eros, feeling both pleasure (as with Anteia) and hatred (as with Proetus) at the same time.