Cupid
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Cupid is the Roman god of love and desire, traditionally depicted as a winged boy whose arrows cause people to fall in love.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman god
→
deity of love → mythological figure → |
| artMotif | putto → |
| artTradition |
Baroque art
→
Renaissance art → |
| associatedWith |
Psyche
→
Venus → |
| category |
Love and lust gods
→
Mythological archers → Roman gods → |
| childOf | Olympian gods → |
| culture | Roman mythology → |
| domain |
desire
→
love → |
| effectOfGoldenArrows | arouse love → |
| effectOfLeadArrows | arouse aversion → |
| equivalentTo |
Amor
→
Cupid →
surface form: "Eros"
|
| gender | male → |
| greekCounterpart |
Eros (primordial)
→
surface form: "Eros"
|
| holidayAssociation | Valentine's Day → |
| iconographicAttribute |
arrows
→
bow → quiver → wings → |
| influenced |
Western art
→
Western literature → |
| languageOfName | Latin → |
| meaningOfName | desire → |
| mythCycle |
Amore e Psiche
→
surface form: "Cupid and Psyche"
|
| oftenDepictedWith |
blindfold
→
torch → |
| parent |
Mars
→
Venus → |
| power |
to inflame desire
→
to make people fall in love → |
| spouse | Psyche → |
| symbolicTheme |
love as burning flame
→
love is blind → |
| symbolOf |
attraction
→
erotic desire → romantic love → |
| typicalDepiction |
nude child
→
winged boy → |
| weaponType |
golden arrows
→
lead arrows → |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Eros"
this entity surface form: "Eros"
this entity surface form: "Eros"
this entity surface form: "Eros"
this entity surface form: "Cupid (Roman god of love)"