Cupid
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Cupid
Summary
Cupid is a Roman deity[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Cupid's father was Mercury[3].
- Cupid's father was Mars[4].
- Cupid's mother was Venus[5].
- Cupid's mother was Diana[6].
- Cupid is recorded as male[7].
- Cupid's instance of is recorded as Roman deity[8].
- Cupid's instance of is recorded as fertility deity[9].
- Cupid's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[10].
- Cupid's Commons category is recorded as Cupid[11].
- Cupid's said to be the same as is recorded as Eros[12].
- Cupid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cupid[13].
- Cupid's has facility is recorded as Cupid's arrow[14].
- Cupid's worshipped by is recorded as Roman mythology[15].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Cupid and Venus Mosaic from via Sicilia[16].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Plate with Cupid by Urbino manufacture[17].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Punishment of Cupid[18].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Terracotta sketch of Cupid and Psyche[19].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Venus with a cupid[20].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Time, Venus and Love[21].
- Cupid's depicted by is recorded as Venus, Vulcan, and Cupid[22].
- Cupid's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[23].
- Cupid's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Cupid's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- Cupid's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26].
- Cupid's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Fathers listed include Mercury[3], a Roman deity[28] and Mars[4], a Roman deity[29]. Mothers listed include Venus[5], a Roman deity[30] and Diana[6], a Roman deity[31].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Cupid include his bow[32]; 1221 Amor[33], an asteroid[34]; he[35], a lost sculpture[36], founded in 1496[37]; and polyamory[38], a lifestyle[39].
Why It Matters
Cupid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for him include his bow[32]; 1221 Amor[33], an asteroid[34]; he[35], a lost sculpture[36], founded in 1496[37]; and polyamory[38], a lifestyle[39].