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 even a baby wielding a bow and arrow. Because Cupid could make any person or god fall madly in love, he came to be seen as a powerful being.

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 (specifically, Cicero’s third Aphrodite, who like Eros is plural) and Ares. The first was the son of Hermes and the first Artemis and the second of Hermes and the second ...

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 clean-shaven Mars, an incarnation frequently used for romantic portrayals. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK. Google Arts and Culture Public Domain

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 the other. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Public Domain. Venus was identified by a number of epithets, each indicating a distinct persona of the goddess.

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 of the forge. Word spread of the master craftsman, and …

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 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Family. Ancient sources did not say much about Echo’s parentage. She was usually represented as a nymph, suggesting that her parents were immortals.

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. This was the case for the satyr Marsyas, who one day found the aulos, a kind of flute that had been made and discarded by Athena. He learned the instrument well and eventually ...

Jan 6, 2023 · Thanatos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Hypnos, was the divine personification of death. Hated by gods and mortals alike, Thanatos could be outwitted or overpowered at times, but he always won out in the end.

Nov 29, 2022 · Medea was the daughter of Aeetes, the king of Colchis, and a highly skilled witch. When Jason and the Argonauts came to her homeland to steal the Golden Fleece, she fell in love with Jason and sacrificed everything to help him.

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.