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Valentine’s Day is the most well-known love holiday. It signifies Valentine’s Day, and it contains a plot in which Cupid is the protagonist, in addition to the strong commercial marketing component of this occasion. And because he is Valentine’s central figure, it is critical to comprehend his tale in order to comprehend his significance. Cupid and Valentine have a very close relationship. It is required to go into the figure of Cupid and his history in order to comprehend Saint Valentine’s Day, which falls on February 14. Knowing all of the intricacies regarding this relationship makes it easier to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Continue reading this article to learn more about Cupid, including who he is and what relationship he has with Valentine, as well as who he falls in love with. Who is Cupid Cupid is the most important emblem or figure associated with Valentine’s Day. It is symbolized by a young kid with wings and a bow and arrows, which he uses to shoot at couples in order to make them fall passionately in love. This child also had a love story in his own flesh. It was an important part of Greek and Roman culture: • Cupid is known as Eros in Greek mythology and is considered the deity of love and desire. It is the most important factor in love, sexual desire, and sex. One of the fertility gods, he was also revered. Eros is the god of war and the son of Aphrodite and Ares, the goddesses of beauty, love, and fertility. • Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, was worshipped by t...

Have you seen a mischievous winged figure shooting arrows through the sky lately? Felt a prick on your arm followed by a sudden feeling of romantic desire? If so, you may have just been struck by one of Cupid’s arrows. While generally depicted as a plump winged boy, this god of love is fully equipped with bow and arrows. Once hit, gods and humans alike are filled with an uncontrollable desire for another person, bordering on obsession. In Greek Mythology, Cupid is known as Eros, son of Aphrodite. In Roman Mythology, he is known as Cupid, son of the goddess Venus. Mythology also provides an interesting tale about how Cupid fell in love with his mortal wife, Psyche. The story begins when Venus, jealous of Psyche’s beauty, asks Cupid to strike her with one of his arrows. Venus plans to then place a vile creature in front of Psyche so that, when she wakens, she will to fall in love with it. Cupid goes ahead with the scheme, but, before he can complete his mission, Psyche wakes up. Startled, Cupid scratches himself with his own arrow and instantly falls in love with Psyche. With her original plan a failure, Venus curses Psyche so that she will never be able to find a husband. Unlovable and alone, Psyche ends up sequestered on a mountain where she expects to die alone. As we have long come to expect, however, the damsel in distress is saved by a man: Zephyrus, the west wind, carries her to a palace where, at long last, she will find her husband-to-be: Cupid. When Psyche and Cupi...

On comeback, Venus Williams fades against teenager Celine Naef Venus Williams fades against Swiss teenager Celine Naef in comeback match But ancient poets and artists also imagined a troop of “Erotes” or “Cupidines” as attendants of these gods. The Romans portrayed them as winged infants, Despite envisioning the god with a troop of adorable attendants, even the Romans understood that Cupid had a darker, more dangerous side — one whose power you wouldn’t want to dismiss. Small but mighty The archer god Apollo found this out the hard way, as the poet Ovid told in his epic of AD 8, Metamorphoses. Having just Cupid swiftly took his revenge. He pierced Apollo’s heart with a golden arrow, causing him to fall passionately in love with the nymph Daphne. But Daphne was a sworn virgin, and Cupid shot her with a lead arrow, intensifying her loathing for all things amorous. She fled from Apollo’s advances. The desperate deity pursued her relentlessly, until Daphne’s father The unseen spouse But the most famous characterisation of Cupid in Latin literature appears in the work of Apuleius, who lived during the second century in what is now Algeria. He wrote Enraged by jealousy, Venus commanded her son to make Psyche fall in love with the most wretched man possible. But an oracle told the royal family that their daughter was destined to marry “a savage, untamed creature” that flew about tormenting everyone with fire — and they abandoned her on a cliff to meet this terrifying fate. Instea...

Immortals• Jupiter The king of the gods. Jupiter is the son of Saturn, the husband and sister of Juno, and the brother of Neptune and Dis. He is often called Jove. Jupiter’s decisions drive much of the plot of the Metamorphoses. A violent and sexual god, he floods the earth and frequently rapes young maidens. Read an • Juno The queen of the gods. Juno is the daughter of Saturn and the wife and sister of Jupiter. A wrathful woman, she often catches her husband cheating and seeks to punish his lovers. Read an • Apollo The god of the sun. Apollo is Jupiter’s son. A great archer, he is oftentimes hotheaded and lustful. Read an • Venus The goddess of love. Venus is the daughter of Jupiter and Dione and the mother of Cupid and Aeneas. • Cupid The god of love. Cupid is the son of Venus and Mars. He often causes mischief. Many of the gods fall victim to his arrows, including Apollo, who falls in love with Daphne; Dis, who falls in love with Proserpina; and Venus, Cupid’s mother, who falls in love with Adonis. • Neptune The god of the sea. Neptune is the son of Saturn and the brother of Jupiter and Dis. • Mercury Jupiter’s messenger. Mercury is the son of Jupiter and Maia. • Bacchus The god of wine. Bacchus is the son of Jupiter and Semele. He comes to full term in Jupiter’s thigh. As an adult, he takes vengeance on Pentheus and the daughters of Minyas. • Minerva A virgin warrior and the patron of Athens. Minerva is the daughter of Jupiter. She competes with Arachne in a weaving co...

Click on the map for a fullscreen view Artist Unknown Year 1st century AD Type Location 41°54′23″N 12°27′16″E / 41.90646°N 12.45435°E / 41.90646; 12.45435 Augustus of Prima Porta ( Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length Bulletino dell'Instituto di Corrispondenza Archaeologica (Rome 1863). Braccio Nuovo (New Arm) of the Original [ ] The imagery on the The statue might have been commissioned by Tiberius, the son of Livia and successor to Augustus. This hypothesis is based on the fact that Tiberius, who served as an intermediary in the recovery of the eagles, is also depicted on the cuirass. As this act was the greatest service he had performed for Augustus, the breastplate imagery would remind viewers of Tiberius's connection to the deified emperor and suggest continuity between both reigns. It is also possible that it was commissioned by Livia herself, Augustus's wife at the time of his death. Style [ ] Augustus is shown in his role of "Imperator", the commander of the army, as thoracatus —or commander-in-chief of the Roman army (literally, The statue is an idealized image of Augustus showing a standard pose of a Roman orator Doryphoros's Doryphoros. The right leg is taut, while the left leg is relaxed, as if the statue is moving forward. Doryphoros in the Roman period as representing the warrior Despite the accuracy with which Augustus' features are depicted (with his somber look and characteristic fringe), the distant and tranquil expression of his face has been idealiz...

Foreword The Ancient Greeks (who lived from about 700 to 400 B.C.) believed in many gods (male) and goddesses (female). These gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mount Olympus. Each god had a different role and Zeus was the king of them all. There were also nymphs, who were female gods but not major ones. Cupid and Psyche is one of the best loved stories from Ancient Greece. Cupid, son of Venus, threw arrows at people in order to hit their heart and make them fall in love. Psyche, a beautiful maiden, is a symbol of the human soul. The Story of Cupid and Psyche In Ancient Greece, there was a royal family which had three beautiful princesses. The most beautiful princess was Psyche. The people loved the princess. In fact, the people loved Psyche so much that they forget about the gods and goddesses when they said their prayers. They abandoned the temples of Venus, the goddess of beauty. Her altars were covered empty and the sculptors would make no more statues of her. The fame of Psyche’s beauty spread throughout the kingdom and men kept coming to her palace to admire and worship her. When they saw her, they said that she was even more beautiful than Venus. Venus, who lived with the other gods on Mount Olympus, was enraged. She felt so jealous! When she heard men say that Psyche, was more beautiful than her, she lost her temper and promised herself: “I will kill this horrible little human!” In her bitter envy, Venus made a plan. She made the royal family see a vision. In t...

The Roman god Cupid is a relatively minor deity among In ancient times, he was most commonly depicted as a slender young man or boy with wings, but there are also examples of the winged, cherubic, and baby-like Cupid that is so common today. Cupid's wings are meant to represent the flighty and fickle aspects of love. He is also portrayed as wielding a bow and arrows with very special powers: any human or even god who is struck by one of Cupid’s arrows becomes overcome with love and desire, making him the perfect catalyst for a number of myths. Sometimes, he is depicted wearing a blindfold to symbolize that love is often blind. Origins In Greek mythology, Eros was a primordial being that was not born to any other god, illustrating how the ancient Greeks looked at love and sexual desire. By contrast, the Roman Cupid is almost always described as a son of Cupid’s father changes depending on the source, with some Romans writing that he was the son of Venus’ husband Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, and others claiming he is the product of an affair with Mars, the Roman god of war. Still other Roman sources have completely different accounts, including those involving multiple Cupids. Cupid & Psyche In an unnamed ancient kingdom, there lived a young woman named Psyche who was the daughter of the king and incredibly beautiful. Some people, including her family, believed that she was the goddess Venus reborn and began to worship her in place of Venus. This angered the goddess, so sh...