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Cupid

The Most Famous of Valentine Symbols

Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. He is known as a mischievous, winged child, whose arrows would pierce the hearts of his victims causing them to fall deeply in love. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother Venus.

One legend tells the story of Cupid and the mortal maiden, Psyche. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. Psyche was happy until her sisters convinced her to look at Cupid. Cupid punished her by departing. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished with him and Psyche found herself alone in an open field.

As she wandered to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and dangerous than the last. For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box.

During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. And also warned not to open the box. Temptation would overcome Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber.

Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.

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kaci from Alabama, US

14:48 02/08/2010

cupid is the baby for the month! LOL:) he is the cutiest!!! :)

josh from California, US

12:45 02/08/2010

duuuhhhhh

camille S trinidad

07:14 02/08/2010

i love this story because ryan have 2 arrows then arrow me then i inlove for ryanparang kami ung xa story

charlie k from Alabama, US

13:58 01/21/2010

that is so cool inever thought about it like that

Ryo Nguyen from Alaska, US

12:11 01/15/2010

Hey CUpid are you listenin, i wanna thank you for all the things you did,makin me fall in love, i got love struck quick with one love and one kiss. la la la ^^ song is amazin

aly from Maine, US

12:09 01/11/2010

this is soooo cool. I never knew any of that. it really touched me andhelped me with an assignment for school. :)

shekie from Michigan, US

10:11 01/05/2010

by me reading this it really helped me out with my school assignment...lol(but it ain't that funni)

thuy duong from Viet Nam

09:15 12/27/2009

holiday.net was too awesome, but I need more holidays information, like 'bout Mid-Autumn Festival, or Chinese New Year. And some one tell me how to post thing, PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BANNANA CREAM from Maryland, US

14:08 12/14/2009

LOL SMILEYFACE LOL =)

Susan from Kansas, US

12:26 11/25/2009

Cool!

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