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A-Z: General definitions: Cupid
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In Roman mythology, the god of erotic love and beauty, often depicted as the Son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. He is often shown as a blinded or blindfolded archer. In Greek mythology, he was known as Eros.
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Each culture and belief-system has its own set of explanations and stories which deal with the creation of the world; the way the universe is upheld; the way God, or the gods, deal with humans; and how the particular culture or belief was founded.
Roman goddess of love. (Greek name, Aphrodite.)
Son of Aphrodite, Greek god of love. (Roman name, Cupid.)
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