Cupid

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Cupid is one of Santa Claus’s traditional flying reindeer, typically depicted pulling his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in folklore
fictional reindeer
mythical animal
alsoKnownAs one of the eight traditional reindeer
appearsInTradition Christmas folklore
associatedWith Santa Claus
associatedWithHoliday Christmas
createdIn 19th century Christmas literature
culturalOrigin North American Christmas tradition
featuredIn Christmas films
Christmas songs
Christmas stories
firstPopularizedBy Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
fliesOn Christmas Eve
hasAbility flight
hasCompanion Blitzen
Comet
Dancer
Dasher
Donner
Prancer
Vixen
hasRole flying reindeer
sleigh-pulling reindeer
hasSpecies reindeer
languageOfName Latin
listedIn Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
memberOf Santa Claus's reindeer
nameMeaning love
portrayedAs male reindeer in many depictions
pullsSleighOf Santa Claus
sharesNameWith Cupid
surface form: Cupid (Roman god of love)
typicallyDepictedAs one of Santa's flying reindeer
pulling Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blitzen appearsWith Cupid
Rudolph appearsWith Cupid
Comet fliesWith Cupid
Prancer listedWith Cupid
Vixen listedWith Cupid
subject surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
Donner teammate Cupid