Who was Cupid ?

Neo, Dec 17, 2005

Cupid was the god of love in both the Greek and Roman mythology. Cupid is often portrayed as a small child with wings, carrying a bow and quiver of arrow. According to myth, anyone struck by Cupid’s arrow would fall madly in love. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the child of Jupiter and Venus. According to the Greeks, Cupid was the son of Zeus and Aphrodite. The tale of Cupid and Psyche is a classic love story. Psyche was a very beautiful mortal girl with whom Cupid falls in love with.