There are several mentions of eight types of love purportedly discussed by the ancient Greeks, but I’m short on the actual references.

In no particular order:

• Agape: unconditional love
• Eros: romantic love
• Philia: affectionate love
• Philautia: self love
• Storge: familiar love
• Pragma: enduring love
• Ludus: playful love
• Mania: obsessive love

I had an earlier post on The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis, but now I see that he just left out half of them for some reason. Missing are Philautia, Pragma, Ludus, and Mania, which seem important, but since I haven’t read the book, I don’t know his reasons.

Further Reading:

8 Different Types of Love According to the Ancient Greeks

https://www.lifehack.org/816195/types-of-love

https://www.ftd.com/blog/give/types-of-love

https://www.organicauthority.com/energetic-health/learn-the-8-types-of-love-according-to-the-ancient-greeks

https://authorjoannereed.net/lets-talk-about-love-8-flavors-of-love/

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