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Är Cupido?
Amor (latin för ”kärlek”) eller Cupido (latin för ”begär”) är kärleksguden i den romerska mytologin. Han avbildades ofta i konsten, så kallade amoriner eller kupidoner. Han var son till gudinnan Venus. I den grekiska mytologin motsvaras han av Eros.
Vad heter Kärleksguden?
Den romerska mytologins kärleksgud Amor (latin; kärlek, även kallad Cupido; begär) son till kärlekens och den kvinnliga skönhetens gudinna Venus (i grekisk mytologi är kärleksguden Eros son till gudinnan Afrodite). Amor ägnade sig ofta åt att ställa till kärlekstrassel för människorna.
Why did Cupid Shoot an arrow at Apollo?
In one story from ancient Greek mythology, which was later retold by Roman authors, Cupid (Eros) shot a golden arrow at Apollo, who fell madly in love with the nymph Daphne, but then launched a leaden arrow at Daphne so she would be repulsed by him. In another allegory, Cupid’s mother, Venus (Aphrodite),…
Is Eros the son of Aphrodite?
But later accounts of the lineage of Eros vary, describing him as the son of Nyx and Erebus; or Aphrodite and Ares; or Iris and Zephyrus; or even Aphrodite and Zeus—who would have been both his father and grandfather.
How did Cupid fall in love with Psyche?
In another allegory, Cupid’s mother, Venus (Aphrodite), became so jealous of the beautiful mortal Psyche that she told her son to induce Psyche to fall in love with a monster. Instead, Cupid became so enamored with Psyche that he married her—with the condition that she could never see his face. Eventually, Psyche’s curiosity got the better
What is the origin of Cupid’s name?
Long before the Romans adopted and renamed him, Cupid was known to the Greeks as Eros, the god of love. One of the first authors to mention Eros (circa 700 B.C.) was Hesiod, who described him in “Theogony” as one of the primeval cosmogonic deities born of the world egg. But later accounts of the lineage of Eros vary,…