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Eros, the beloved son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is the youngest son of Aphrodite and Ares. He is a naked little boy with a pair of shining wings. He roams with a bow and arrow. He mischievously shoots trembling arrows to arouse the passion of love. He brings vitality to nature and grants the ability to reproduce. This cute and naughty elf has two kinds of arrows: the golden-headed arrow that accelerates the birth of love and the lead-headed arrow that stops love. In addition, he also has a torch that illuminates the soul.

In the mythology, this little god of love often appears. For example, he also appears in the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece in the epic "Argonautica" of Apollonius of Rhodes in ancient Greece.

Phrixus was saved by a golden-fleeced sheep given by the gods. In order to thank the gods, he sacrificed the sheep to Zeus, the king of the gods, and the golden fleece was given to King Aeetes, who then gave the golden fleece to Ares, the god of war. Ares nailed it to an oak tree in the sacred forest of Ares and let the dragon guard it. The whole world believed that the Golden Fleece was a priceless treasure, and many heroes and princes dreamed of getting it. In order to get back the scepter and throne from his uncle who usurped the throne, Jason, the prince of Thessaly, was deceived by his uncle and took the Greek heroes to Colchis on the big ship Argo to get the Golden Fleece. With the help of Athena, the Argonauts went through all kinds of hardships to reach their destination, but they had no way to get the Golden Fleece from the dragon. Finally, with the help of Eros, the infatuated princess Medea was shot by Eros's arrow. For love, she betrayed her father Aeetes, helped Jason get the Golden Fleece, killed her younger brother who came to chase her, and followed Jason to leave his hometown to start a life in a distant country.

In Roman mythology, he is called Cupid, yes, the famous god of love Cupid.

When Cupid appeared as a child, he was the little assistant of Venus, the god of love. As a child, he was naughty and unruly, playing with people's hearts as toys. The most representative story of Cupid's naughtiness is the story of Apollo and Daphne. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, it is written that the sun god's first love was Daphne, the daughter of Peneus. This was not blind luck, but the result of Cupid's rage.

Apollo, the sun god, had just defeated Python. He happened to pass by and saw Cupid bending his bow and drawing the string. He laughed at him and said, "You naughty boy, what use is such a powerful weapon for you? It only fits shoulders like mine, so that I can accurately shoot wild beasts and enemies. I have just killed Python (whose filthy body once occupied many acres of land) and his body is full of arrows. As for you, you should honestly use your torch to ignite the inexplicable flame of love, and don't touch my honor!" Such words angered Cupid, so he raised his bow and arrow and shot the golden arrow at Apollo, and then shot another hateful lead arrow, which hit Daphne, the daughter of the river god.

Apollo, who was hit by the golden arrow, fell in love with Daphne, but Daphne hated Apollo very much. Apollo began to pursue Daphne madly, but the disgust caused by the lead arrow made Daphne avoid him. In order to get rid of Apollo, she exhausted her energy. Finally, when she ran to the river, she called for help from her father, the river god. The river god could not bear to see his daughter being harassed again, so he reluctantly turned Daphne into a laurel tree. Her legs turned into roots and deeply penetrated the earth, her hands turned into branches, and her beautiful hair turned into leaves. Apollo watched Daphne turn into a laurel tree, and he was extremely sad and cried while hugging the laurel tree. This tragedy was the result of Cupid's naughty and vengeful behavior. The power of these two arrows also implied the impulsive and primitive driving force of love represented by Cupid.

In the Roman period, Cupid tended to be portrayed as a little boy or even a toddler, and as a follower of Venus. Sometimes he looked like an adult, but was still a child in size. However, there are exceptions, such as when people describe the story of Cupid and Psyche, as a husband, Cupid is still portrayed as a strong young man. The story of Cupid and Psyche originally came from The Golden Ass written by Apuleius in the second century AD. The story tells how Cupid and Psyche overcame many obstacles and finally got married. In this story, Cupid is not a character who promotes or breaks up other people's love, but becomes the protagonist who pursues love.

The story begins because of Psyche's beauty. Because of her stunning appearance, Psyche is called "the second coming of the goddess of beauty". When Venus heard this rumor, she felt offended, so she sent her son Cupid to take revenge and let Psyche marry the ferocious monster. But surprisingly, Cupid fell in love with Psyche at first sight. Not only did he not let her marry the monster, but he also married her. Psyche was taken to a mysterious palace by Cupid and could only meet him in the dark every night, so she had never seen his true face. One day, Psyche's curiosity drove her to light a lamp at night to see Cupid's face clearly, but she accidentally hurt him and lost his power of love. In order to save Cupid, Psyche went to Venus to plead for mercy, embarked on a difficult journey, and accepted a series of tests. In the end, she successfully restored Cupid's power of love, reunited with him, and received the blessing of the gods, becoming a god and living a happy life.

The story of Cupid and Psyche symbolizes the trials and sacrifices in love. It emphasizes that love requires loyalty, trust and self-sacrifice to overcome various difficulties. Their story has also become a common subject for artists to show themes such as love, beauty, wisdom, loyalty and curiosity.

The tenth chapter of the Roman poet Virgil's "Eclogues" wrote: Love conquers everything, let us succumb to love!

In the poem, Cupid is used as the incarnation of "love", meaning that love can conquer all aspects of human civilization. Later, "love conquers everything" gradually evolved into an artistic theme, and artists often put Cupid above things that symbolize the achievements of civilization in their works. It is worth mentioning that the lion, as an important element that appears with Cupid, the depiction of Cupid appearing with the lion has rich symbolic meaning. The lion, often regarded as a symbol of strength, power and courage, and sometimes also represents pride and anger, is often put together with Cupid, the god of love, as a contrast to show the power of love to overcome these strong emotions.

But overall, Cupid, that is, Eros, has a relatively fixed image, handsome, wings and no clothes.

But what the hell is this?

The crazy rock guitarist wearing red autumn clothes and bungee ropes tied to his body has nothing to do with Cupid.

The world depicted in Mad Max is a wasteland world, which is so passionate and flamboyant. Valuable modified cars will roll, tear and collide in the air for a moment of glory. The infectiousness of rock is even more extreme in the performances of rock artists. Hormones continue to overflow, and the voice of "Witness" continues to echo in my ears. "Mad Max" has integrated "cool" into every minute and every second.

The hot sun and the endless desert still ignited the passion for rock, and he was able to release it to his heart's content. During the long performance, he began to think about the meaning of the role he played, and inspiration gradually accumulated with his performance. This is the psychedelic rhythm warrior.

According to the setting of the movie background, the "psychedelic rhythm warrior" was a musical prodigy when he was a child, raised by his musician mother. At that time, the end of the world had come, order had collapsed, and music... became a synonym for uselessness. No one cared about art. At that time, the famous paintings in the museum were not as valuable as a glass of clean water... No, water is very precious in this doomsday, especially clean and pollution-free water, which is hard currency.

Those famous paintings are only worthy of being used for burning.

As for other art, it has become unworthy of mention.

Music is even more so. Her mother may be the best musician on earth. But this musician can only live hard, constantly trying to find ways to support herself and her children.

Suddenly one day, a group of thugs... This thing is everywhere in the wasteland. Anyone can become a thug. For a little bit of resources, burning, killing and looting are too common... This group of thugs rushed into the settlement where the musical prodigy lived.

And the boss of this group of thugs, the immortal old Joe, noticed this child.

"Immortal Old Joe" is originally named Joe Moore. He is a former veteran of the Australian Army. He participated in the "Oil War" and is considered a war hero. After losing the war, Joe Moore returned home after retiring. Australia was already showing signs of anarchy at the time. He used his prestige to gather a group of veterans to form the "Motorcycle Party", including "Major Kalashnikov" (later the founder of "Bullet Farm").

The "Oil War" is a worldwide war for resources imagined in the comics, which later evolved into a nuclear war. As the situation became more chaotic, more and more people joined various criminal gangs to protect themselves, which further accelerated the spread of anarchy on this continent. In fact, the Australian government at the time could only control a few large cities. After leaving the city, the whole country was already in chaos. Joe Moore's original idea was actually very simple, which was to survive with these veterans. At the beginning, they still had some principles of their own, such as not attacking civilians and never harming women and children, but the arrival of the "nuclear winter" made everyone lose their principles.

No one knows which side started the nuclear war first, but it is known that major cities such as Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra were all hit. Fortunately, Joe Moore and his "motorcycle gang" were often active in the suburbs at the time and were not affected. However, the doomsday scene made many of his men crazy. They would fight for a pack of cigarettes and shoot homeless old men for a bucket of biscuits. At first, Joe tried to restrain them with his prestige, but gradually he could not control the spread of this madness, and finally he gave up these principles.

After the "nuclear winter" that lasted for two years passed, the surviving Joe and his "biker gang" began to move frequently, looking for any available resources. One day they encountered a group of "looters" composed of former MFP police officers who were torturing a group of civilians. Joe Moore sent his "biker gang" to outflank and attack them from behind. The looters left several corpses very quickly. Run away quickly. But the "biker gang" did not let go of the group of civilians. The women among them were used as tools for fun, and the men were shot after their belongings were plundered. During the search for property, a man with a severed nose caught Joe Moore's attention, and he realized that the looters were interrogating the man before being driven away. So Joe Moore promised him to ensure his safety, but the condition was that the secret must be revealed. The man who had his nose cut off called himself Brody. He was originally a banker. On the way to escape with his family, he once visited a fortress composed of three mountains. It is said that these mountains are connected to underground rivers, where there are forks. Endless source of clean water. Hearing this, Joe was overjoyed and immediately decided to take the "biker gang" and Brody there, intending to take that fort as his own. But Joe Moore was too naive. The people who occupied the fortress were not good people. When Joe saw the fortress with his own eyes, he realized that it was impossible to do it. The condescending mountain was covered with countless Perforation, the only way up is a simple man-made lifting platform. Being destitute, Qiao had no choice but to show weakness, saying that he was just here to trade and was willing to exchange the women they captured for some clean water. However, before he could finish his proposal, he was attacked by the fortress. After losing several of his men, Joe had no choice but to retreat and stationed himself in an abandoned lead mine. How could Joe Moore, who had suffered a huge loss, swallow this breath, and planned to storm the fortress after taking a rest. At this time, Brody reminded him that it would be impossible to attack such a place forcefully, and he must outsmart him. Three days later, the "Motorcycle Party", led by Major Kalashnikov, stormed the main tower of the fortress with many heavy weapons, while Joe himself led a few elite men and used a lizard tied to a rope to sneak up on the back of the auxiliary tower. Start climbing. After two days of fierce fighting, the "bikers" on the ground suffered numerous casualties. Just when everyone had given up hope and planned to retreat, Joe Moore appeared on the top of the main tower and threw the warlord who occupied the fortress from the top of the tower. It was announced that the fort had changed hands, and he had since earned the title "Immortal Joe."

"Immortal Joe" was very smart. He knew that this fortress alone could not be defended for a long time. He asked his most trusted adjutant, Major Kalashnikov, to occupy the lead mine they passed earlier and transform the heavy equipment there. The production of weapons and bullets can also correspond to the "fortress". Once either party is attacked, the other party can rush out of the city to help. "Immortal Old Joe" knew very well that people in desperate situations can do anything, but as long as they are given a little sweetness, these people will be easy to control, so he did not take the precious water resources for himself, but regularly sent people to Public distribution allowed the "fortress" to become a homeless colony in that area, which gradually developed into a town. Two years later, they also found an oil refinery not far from the fortress. There was still a large amount of crude oil stored in the oil storage tanks in the factory area. "Immortal Joe" selected some experienced people from the homeless people under the fortress and asked Brody to lead them to occupy the refinery and start refining gasoline. This Brody became the "mayor" of "Gasoline Town" and was known as the "Cannibal".

In "Mad Max", they call this crudely processed gasoline "Guzzolene", which is not the official name of gasoline in English "gasoline". Because the oil produced in "Gasoline Town" is very rough and has very low combustion efficiency, and there is not much speed when the accelerator is pressed to the end, there is also a scene in the movie where Max takes some refined gasoline and manually injects fuel into the engine. From then on, a stable triangular alliance was formed, with the "Fortress" using water sources to produce crops and daily necessities; the "Bullet Farm" producing weapons and consumables; and the "Gasoline Town" producing gasoline. Of course, "Immortal Joe" is the leader of this alliance, and it has become a The local emperor in that area.

"Immortal Old Joe" had two surviving children before he occupied the "Fortress". They were both born to women captured during the "Motorcycle Gang" period. However, the eldest son was born with a deformity, named Crosus (meaning Crosus). ("Giant"); although the second eldest brother, Liktu, is physically strong, his brain is not very bright and he has a bad temper. Both children were taken care of and grew up, but "Immortal Old Qiao" still couldn't hide his desire to continue the family lineage and kept looking for someone to try.

"Immortal Joe" was once a strong and charismatic man, but his love of smoking a chromium-lead compound spray (a substance extracted from the lead mines of the "Bullet Farm") later gave him lung cancer at the same time. and lymphoma, gradually causing ulcers all over the body and difficulty breathing. In the later period, when he wanted to appear in front of everyone, he had to try his best to hide his illness. He had to first cover his body with white talcum powder, and then put on a transparent armor full of medals.

The "war boys" under "Immortal Joe" also like to paint their bodies white in order to imitate his appearance. "Immortal Old Joe" became a god in one battle when he captured the "Fortress" and became a role model in the hearts of young people in the wasteland at that time. So he selected relatively healthy teenagers from among the homeless people waiting for alms under the "fortress" to enter his war class, calling them "War Boys". After all the "war boys" were selected, they had to give up their original names and use simpler nicknames, such as Nux, who later joined Max's group, and his former spearman " Slit.

"Immortal Joe" also used a religion ("Cult of the V8") invented by himself to strengthen his control over these "war boys" and shape himself into the human incarnation of the "God of the V8 Engine". As long as If you "die with honor" in the war, you can be promoted to the "Hall of Valhalla" (Valhalla) to drink and have fun with the gods all day long. It is purely a strange cult that combines "fetishism", "Christianity" and Nordic mythology. Every "war boy" is extremely fanatical. When they reach a certain age, they will be given chromium-lead compound spray. Usually they like to inhale this mist to enter the illusion of communicating with the "V8 True God". Once encountered in the war, In critical moments, they will take a large amount of alcohol and enter a state of madness, ready to sacrifice themselves for "Immortal Joe" at any time. Due to long-term use of this substance, almost all "war boys" have more or less stubborn diseases, the most common of which is lymphoma. Most of them will not live to be 40 years old. However, in order to maintain combat effectiveness, they usually use blood transfusion therapy, which is to find some healthy-looking wanderers in the wasteland and transfuse their blood to the weak "war boys" to keep them alive temporarily.

At the same time, Immortal Joe will also pay attention to some "special talents", such as "Psychedelic Rhythm Warrior".

"Immortal Old Joe" accidentally discovered him when he retreated to the abandoned lead mine. At that time, he was holding his mother's head and fell into a coma. Later, he was taken in by "Immortal Joe" and showed his unusual musical talent. He was selected as the guitarist of the "War Boys" team and played violent music to stimulate their adrenaline when they went out to war. The "faceless guitar man" was born before the "nuclear war", and his mother was a band guitarist. In the Wasteland, they were captured by a group of marauders, and their mother was humiliated in front of him and then beheaded. Later, after the "Faceless Guitar Man" was rescued, he made a mask with his mother's scalp and wore it every time he played, pretending that his mother was still performing on the stage. "Immortal Old Joe" took a fancy to his musical talent and decided to take him in and train him to become a battlefield singer. Old Qiao ordered him that no matter how chaotic the battlefield was, the music could not stop. In order to maintain the passion for playing at all times, the Rhythm Warrior peeled off his mother's face and put it on his head. He decided to always express his inner rage with his mother's screaming face at the moment before she died. A dark past, a painful heart, and hysterical venting are the connotations of this character.

Well, this is the Eros cosplayer now!

"So...what's going on with him? Has he reached his rebellious stage?"