Cupid


 
 
Cupid

:This article is about the Roman god, for other meanings see Cupid (disambiguation).

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In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of erotic love. He is equated with the Greek God Eros and one of his Latin names is Eros. He is also called Amor, Latin for love.

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There are differing stories about his parentage. Cicero provides three different lineages: son of Mercury (Hermes) and Diana (Artemis), son of Mercury and Venus (Aphrodite), and son of Mars (Ares in Greek mythology) and Venus. Plato mentions two of these, and Hesiod's Theogony, the most ancient Greek theoography, says that Cupid was created coevally with Chaos and the earth.


 

Roman mythology: Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. One part, largely later and literary, consists of whole-cloth borrowings from Greek mythology. The other, largely early and cultic, functioned in very different ways from its Greek counterpart....

God: :This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism. See deity, gods or goddesses for details on polytheistic usages. See Names of God for terms used in other languages or specific faiths. See God (disambiguation) for non-religious abbreviations....

Love: : For the 1960s band, see Love. The term is also used in tennis....


Cupid related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cupid
Cupid
Upon Cupid
Upon Cupid
Cupid Bobble Head
Cupid Bobble Head
Cupid Wakes Psyche
Cupid Wakes Psyche
Cupid Metal Puzzler
Cupid Metal Puzzler
Cupid's Roundup
Cupid's Roundup
The Cupid  Detail
The Cupid Detail
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and the Clock
Cupid and the Clock
Cupid Gets Some New Dope
Cupid Gets Some New Dope
Sleeping Cupid  1608
Sleeping Cupid 1608

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Introduction
Cupid's lineage
Cult
Portrayal in art and literature
See also
 
FR: Cupidon


 

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