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Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers

  • Written by David Albertson, Associate Professor of Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThe love story of Psyche and Eros − also known as Cupid − has survived since the days of Rome and Greece.Bettman via Getty Images

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