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 …

Mar 11, 2023 · Aengus may have been a form of Maponos, a Britano-Gaullish god of youth known in Wales as Mabon ap Modron. He also resembled the Greco-Roman Eros (more commonly …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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.

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, …

Sep 19, 2023 · Hermaphroditus was a deity who was half-male and half-female. Originally a male child of Hermes and Aphrodite, Hermaphroditus was loved by the nymph Salmacis, who …

Nov 29, 2022 · Overview. Benzaiten is the goddess of love and luck, a figure of much popularity and meaning across Japan. A manifestation of the Indian goddess Sarasvati, Benzaiten has …

But Venus, anxious for her son’s affairs, New counsels tries, and new designs prepares: That Cupid should assume the shape and face Of sweet Ascanius, and the sprightly grace; Should …