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Cupid was the enemy of chastity, and the poet Ovid opposes him to Diana, the virgin goddess of the hunt who likewise carries a bow but who hates Cupid's passion-provoking arrows. [71] Cupid is also at odds with Apollo, the archer-brother of Diana and patron of poetic inspiration whose love affairs almost always end disastrously. Ovid jokingly ...
Cupid is forever linked to Valentine's Day, but how much do you know about this chubby mythical matchmaker? The post Why Is Cupid the Symbol of Valentine’s Day? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Cupid's Arrows" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection. It was first published in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection.
"Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire" by Julius Lester is centered around Cupid in this romantic, light retelling. "The Earthly Paradise" by William Morris is an 1868 poem retelling the story of Psyche and Cupid and other myths. "Ode to Psyche" poem by John Keats in 1819 in which the narrator shares his plans to resurrect Psyche.
Apollo mocked the god of love, Eros (Cupid), for his use of bow and arrow, since Apollo is also patron of archery. The insulted Eros then prepared two arrows—one of gold and one of lead. He shot Apollo with the gold arrow, instilling in the god a passionate love for the river nymph Daphne. He shot Daphne with the lead arrow, instilling in her ...
On the basis of surviving Roman frescoes in which Apollo serenades a woman, Peter E. Knox believes there was a lost version of the myth in which “Apollo first attempts to woo the maiden with song before he becomes violent.” [1] Ovid's version of the myth is the earliest one to include Cupid, and he probably invented the arrow that makes ...
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According to this version Apollo's infatuation was caused by a golden-tipped arrow shot at him by Cupid, son of Venus, who wanted to punish Apollo for having insulted his archery skills by commenting "What hast thou to do with the arms of men, thou wanton boy?", [9] and to demonstrate the power of love's arrow. Eros also shot Daphne, but with a ...