Cupid

The Roman counterpart of the Greek Eros. He is the god of erotic love and desire, and is typically described as a son of Venus. Cupid is a minor deity, and is a main character only in the story of Cupid and Psyche.

He is also known as Amor.

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The name comes from fourteenth century Latin word cupido, literally "desire," from cupere, "to desire," from Greek pathos.

Iconography

Cupid is represented as a winged infant, naked, with a bow and quiver full of arrows.

References

Source

  • Vollmer, Wilhelm. (1874). Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart, p. 149.