|
Valentine's
Day Cupid

Cupid is the most famous of
Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow
and arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a
mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The
arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims
those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply
in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of
love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the
young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the
Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus.
There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal
Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the
beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But
instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as
his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.
|
|