Cupid's Love Story Part 2: V'Day Special

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Valentine's Day will loose colour without the presence of Cupid, the winged cherub with bow and arrows that he uses to strike people to fall in love. This article tells you about, what happened when Cupid became his own victim? This is his love story. The sweetest and the most beautiful love story that you can ever find. Read further to know all about Cupid, his love story, his origin and his role in the celebration of Valentine's Day.

Cupid's ancestry

According to Greek mythology, Cupid (Eros in the Greek) was son of Venus (Aphrodite in the Greek). This mischievous cherub of love was Venus's constant companion, armed with bow and arrows. He shot the arrows of desire into the bosoms of both gods and human beings. It is also said that he had two sets of arrow: one with gold headed, which inspired love and the other with lead headed, which inspired hatred.

Cupid is always portrayed as a child, though after the birth of his brother Anteros, he rapidly grew to a winged man. His personality in many of the art form is angelic and he is perceived to be angel like, due to the Christianisation of a number of Roman and Greek myths during the third and fourth century A.D. In literature, he is frequently pictured as fickle, playful, and perverse.

Cupid and his mortal bride - Psyche

Psyche was the daughter of a certain king and a queen who had three daughters. She was the youngest among all. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but the beauty of Psyche was just amazing without equal to any being in the world. The fame of her beauty grew like a burning fire. People from the neighboring countries came to see her. They marvelled at her beauty and classiness. They started worshipping the beauty bestowed on this young virgin by the Goddess Venus.