Cupid – Mythopedia
Jul 19, 2023 · Cupid (or Amor) was the Roman name for Eros, the god of love. He was the son of Venus, goddess of beauty and sexual desire, and was usually represented as a winged boy or …
Eros – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Cf. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 3.23, who says that there were three different gods by the name of Eros (Cupid in Latin), the last of whom was the son of Aphrodite …
Venus – Mythopedia
Dec 9, 2022 · Venus Felix appears on the reverse of this bronze sestertius, minted sometime between 222 and 235 CE. In this depiction, Venus holds a scepter in one hand and Cupid in …
Echo - Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Fresco showing Echo and Narcissus, with a small winged Cupid at the bottom center, from Pompeii (ca. 60–79 CE) National Archaeological Museum, Naples / egisto sani …
Mars – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Venus, Mars, and Cupid (c. 1630) by Peter Paul Rubens. Family portraits of Mars, Venus, and Cupid were common in western art. The painting depicts a younger, leaner, and …
Hermaphroditus – Mythopedia
Sep 19, 2023 · Hermaphroditus was a deity who was half-male and half-female. Originally a male child of Hermes and Aphrodite, Hermaphroditus was loved by the nymph Salmacis, who …
Dione - Mythopedia
Sep 12, 2023 · Dione was an early goddess who was either a Titan or an Oceanid. She was a lover of Zeus and, according to some traditions, gave birth to the love goddess Aphrodite.
Vulcan – Mythopedia
Dec 7, 2022 · This 15th century Italian engraving depicts a focused Vulcan forging Cupid's wings. Rijksmuseum Public Domain. Working in his subterranean workshop, Vulcan mastered the art …
Apollo – Mythopedia
Apr 11, 2023 · Cupid and Apollo with a Lyre by Paolo Farinati (ca. 1568). Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain. The punishment for challenging Apollo could also be much more severe. …
Pluto – Mythopedia
Dec 9, 2022 · Pluto was a lonely deity who lived in the gloomy underworld and seldom encountered others. Taking pity on him, Venus told her son Cupid to fire one of his love arrows …