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EROS The STATUE

Picture a party of London sculptures. Lord Nelson of Trafalgar Square is stomping around, waving his sword, while Millicent Fawcett of Westminster is making a speech. Prince Albert of Kensington Gardens is trying to find a chair, and hovering by the drinks table… Is that Eros? What’s a Greek god doing here?

Maybe you recognise this winged figure. He’s from Piccadilly Circus, and although he looks like Eros, he’s really his brother, Anteros. The statue was designed to

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