Do gods and humans find such a love beneficial? Cupid with arrows that inject love in their victim
Cupid, god of love, withdraws arrow from his quiver, pull the love-poisoned arrow on his bow string, and - twang - one helpless soul falls madly in love. Cupid’s arrows are tipped with fire, fire that burns with ardent passion, flames that crackle with fiery hot love. How the Roman god Cupid enamors people is through his bow and arrow. When one is enchanted by the Roman love god’s magic, that defenseless soul, whether god or human, sees the world in a new light, and finds another to be his perfect partner. Cupid sows love in one’s heart, the most basic of love the carnal, romantic ardor the raw, almost animalistic passion of lovers. The gods themselves and powers that seem so wise, with mighty love be subject to his might.Īlso known in Latin as Amor - meaning “Love,” the god Cupid’s power - Cupid both wonderfully and dangerously lives up to his name as the Roman god of love. Source: Painting by Nicolas Poussin Cupid Bow For what purpose, you might wonder, are Cupid’s arrows and bow? Cupid making Narcissus fall in love with himself A bow oftentimes lay in the Roman god of love’s hand. There is light that shines from the Roman god Cupid, and his brightness puts the lamplight in shadow.įeathered wings arched above the god Cupid’s shoulders, while quiver filled with arrows hangs against his back.
#Greek god of love skin
Fragrant golden hair waves around the Roman love god’s delicately rosy cheeks, and his skin is so gorgeously smooth, soft and extraordinarily fair. She saw his hairs of gold, that yielded out a sweet savour: his neck more white than milk: his purple cheeks, his hair hanging comely behind and before, the brightness whereof did darken the light of the lamp.īorn of the goddess of beauty herself, Cupid, god of love, is a divinely beautiful deity, whose fine features epitomize innocent youth, and yet make their owner incredibly attractive.
Source: Painting by Caravaggio Cute Cupid How beautiful was the Roman god of love? The god Cupid depicted with eagle wings On the other hand, the Roman love god blossomed out to become a handsome young man. In his portrayals Eros was either a full-grown man or chubby little child who doesn’t grow up. Each god has stories native to him, and one is imagined differently from the other. Still, the Roman Cupid and the Greek Eros are two different gods, albeit of similar role. Those people have good reason to, since Greek and Roman mythology have been an inextricable pair, with the Romans finding equivalents of their gods in Greek mythology. Many often confuse the Roman god Cupid with the Greek love god Eros, son of Aphrodite. The god Cupid - in Latin Cupido, meaning “Desire” - was the son of none other the Roman goddess of love, Venus. Knack for amorous romance apparently runs in the family. And by and by she called her winged son Cupid.