Cupid, the Roman god of erotic love, is known for shooting arrows that inspire love or hate. He is often depicted as a cherubic fairy and associated with Valentine’s Day. Cupid’s lineage is debated, but he is most commonly known for his role in the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
Cupid, one of the gods in Roman mythology, is the force that controls erotic love. He is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Eros. The name of him comes from the Latin word cupido, which translates into “passion, desire, longing, desire or desire”. However, in Latin, Cupid is known as Amor. The Latin word means “love, infatuation, or passion.”
One of the few ancient gods who is still a popular part of modern society, Cupid is not regarded in the same way he was in Greek and Roman times. However, it is widely accepted as a symbol of love. Currently, in Western culture, it’s kind of the commercial spokesperson for Valentine’s Day and all things romantic.
Cupid’s icons show him shooting a bow. It is understood that the person who is shot by his arrow will be inspired to fall in love. This piece of mythology is so well known that a heart pierced by an arrow has become another symbol of love and romance.
There is some debate within the mythological texts about Cupid’s lineage. The ancient poet Hesiod explains in his text Theogony that he was created by both the god Chaos and the Earth, working together. In other lineages and tales, Cupid is assigned Jupiter and Venus as parents. In another version of the god’s lineage, he is labeled a son of Nyx and Erebus.
Although in modern times, Cupid is often depicted as a cherubic fairy dedicated to spreading love and romance, he did not have such a perfectly clean reputation among the ancients. Rather, he was believed to be a bad boy, a troublemaker. Besides being playful, in Greek and Roman mythology, he was also quite mercurial and perverted. Furthermore, its ability to inspire love was believed to be coupled with its ability to inspire hate. Therefore, in many paintings of Cupid, he carries two quivers of arrows, one for each purpose.
The most common mythological tale involving the god is the tale of Cupid and Psyche. The goddess Venus, jealous of Psyche, a beautiful mortal woman, asks Cupid to use one of her arrows to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous man on earth. In the story, Cupid accidentally pricks himself with an arrow and falls in love with Psyche, thus thwarting Venus’s plan.
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