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Cupid

For a long time cupid has been associated with love and romance. Back in Ancient Greece he was known as the son of Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty) and called Eros. In Rome he was known as Cupid, son of Venus and Jupiter.

In art, Cupid is usually painted/sculpted as a winged boy or baby; nude or wearing a diaper; and equipped with a bow and arrow. There are usually two sets of arrows. One set is gold-headed, (inspire love); and the other is lead-headed, (inspire hatred.)

Stories passed down have connected Cupid to the holiday, Valentines Day because he is the God of love. He is said to help people fall in love or make peole fall in love. If Cupid's arrow hits you, it is supposed you will fall madly in love with the next person you see of the oposite sex.

There is a story telling about Cupid and his mortal wife Psyche in Roman Mythology. Psyche's beauty made Venus very jealous, and inturn, she ordered Cupid to punish her. Instad of punishing her, Cupid fell in love with her. They got married, but as a mortal Psyche was not allowed to look at Cupid.Her sisters eventually convinced her to look at him but of course she was punished for this. Cupid left her and she wandered off, searching for her lost love. She arrived at the Temple of Venus who gave her task after task, each more dangerous than the first. For her last task she was sent to collect some of the beauty of Proserpine, wife of Pluto and was told not to look in the box. Curiosity overcame her and she opened the box, falling into a deep sleep, never to wake up again. When Cupid found her, she was forgiven and woken up, then turned into a goddess because of her love of Cupid.

Something not typically known about Cupid is that he is not always a symbol of love. His first personality is playing jokes on people and spreading love. This side of him uses gold arrows. The Second, lesser know side of Cupid is the son of Nyx and Erebus. This is the evil side of cupid. He usually uses the leaded types of arrows.