At the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus, London, stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain; this was erected in 1892 to commemorate the philanthr

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At the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus, London, stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain; this was erected in 1892 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, a Victorian politician, philanthropist and social reformer. The subject of the Memorial is the Greek god Anteros and it was given the name The Angel of Christian Charity. However, it is universally mistaken for his more glamorous and famous brother Eros, the deity associated with love.

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