In roman mythology, cupid is the son of whom?

» Greek or Roman? The story behind Cupid, the God of love We all know Cupid from the cute merch and gifts that come out on February 14th for Saint Valentine’s day. People portray it as a little winged boy who always carries a bow and arrows with heart-shaped tips, to whom we attribute our most powerful feeling which is love. But where did we get the Isabel Cara We all know Cupid from the cute merch and gifts that come out on February 14th for Saint Valentine’s day. People portray it as a little winged boy who always carries a bow and arrows with heart-shaped tips, to whom we attribute our most powerful feeling which is love. But where did we get the idea of making him the main character of this festivity? Well, the story may go back all the way to Ancient Greece and Rome. Eros, the greek god of love The birth of Eros in Greek mythology is a bit of a variant. Some authors say that he is the son of Aphrodite (Goddess of beauty) with Zeus (the God of Gods), or Nyx (Goddess of the night) with Erebus (God of Darkness), or even Iris (messenger of the Gods) with Zephyrus (God of the West Wind), but in all versions, his attributes have to do with love and desire. He grew up to become a beautiful, sleek, and perfect-looking God who could influence the romantic feelings of both mortals and immortals with just the strikes of his arrows, some of which were golden (to spark desire) and others were leaden (to spark repulsion). It is said that he was a great archer and that never missed ...

Stories February 25, 2020 It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Have you been struck by Cupid’s arrow yet? Oh, who’s Cupid? He’s that tiny baby that flies around and shoots people and then they fall in love and stuff. You know, the one that’s usually pretty naked, but has a diaper on. Oh, you think Cupid’s kind of weird? Glad to hear it. So do we. Let’s take a look at the real story of that tiny little cherub. Cupid, Eros, and Amor or, Could a Cupid by Any Other Name Be as Fat? Picture Cupid in your head. Do you see a fat, cherubic, baby with a quiver full of arrows and a diaper full of… love? Of course you do, because that’s our modern interpretation of the guy. But this adorable little imp has been called many names, been portrayed in many ways, and been known in as many ages throughout history. There are many cultures with their own origin stories, but the ones we most closely associated with the Cupid we know and love today are those of the Romans and Greeks. From Roman mythology, we get the name Cupid, which means “to desire”, which derives from the Latin word cupere. Cupid is, quite literally, the child of the goddess of love, Venus. In Greek mythology, he is known as Eros, and, depending on the source, was thought to be a primordial god who came into the world either asexually, from an egg, or the son of Aphrodite (Venus’ Hellenistic counterpart). In classical Greek and Roman art, Cupid (Eros) is a slender, winged young boy, but later artistic depictions of the god show him ...

Cheyenne Lemmon Cheyenne is a teacher with twenty years of experience teaching a wide range of subjects across many grades from elementary to middle school. She holds a Master in Multicultural Education from Loyola Marymount University, along with a Bachelor in Anthropology from Western Oregon University. For the last five years, she has worked in curriculum development and instructional design. • Instructor Amanda Knapp Amanda Knapp has taught and tutored English at the college level for over ten years. She taught English to Chinese children for over two years. She has a Master of Arts degree in English from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in advertising from Marquette University where she also minored in marketing and psychology. She has numerous articles and essays published. Who is Cupid? For many, the image of Cupid calls to mind a chubby cherub complete with wings and a bow and arrow. However, within the pantheon of Roman gods and goddesses, Cupid has a more vital role than just that of a mischievous imp who shoots people with arrows causing them to fall in love. Cupid has evolved into this and iconic image. Cupid derives from the Latin verb cupere, meaning to desire. Formally described as the god of love, attraction, and desire, the classical myth of Cupid says he is the son of the Cupid's Symbolism Original depictions show Cupid as a slender young man or boy with wings carrying a bow and arrows. However, later art from the fifth century d...

The mention of Cupid typically conjures up images of a cherubic infant wielding a bow and arrow, but this wasn’t always the case. Long before the Romans adopted and renamed him—and way before his association with Cupid and Greek Mythology One of the first authors to mention Eros (circa 700 B.C.) was Hesiod, who described him in “Theogony” as one of the primeval cosmogonic deities born of the world egg. But later accounts of the lineage of Eros vary, describing him as the son of Nyx and Erebus; or Aphrodite and Ares; or Iris and Zephyrus; or even Aphrodite and Zeus—who would have been both his father and grandfather. Armed with a bow and a quiver filled with both golden arrows to arouse desire and leaden arrows to ignite aversion, Eros struck at the hearts of gods and mortals and played with their emotions. In one story from Cupid and Psyche In another allegory, Cupid’s mother, Venus (Aphrodite), became so jealous of the beautiful mortal Psyche that she told her son to induce Psyche to fall in love with a monster. Instead, Cupid became so enamored with Psyche that he married her—with the condition that she could never see his face. Eventually, Psyche’s curiosity got the better of her and she stole a glance, causing Cupid to flee in anger. After roaming the known world in search of her lover, Psyche was eventually reunited with Cupid and granted the gift of immortality. In the poetry of the Archaic period, Eros was represented as a studly immortal who was irresistible to bot...