Cupid

Roman deity, counterpart of Eros
Person roman_deity Q5011
Cupid
William-Adolphe Bouguereau · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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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].

FAQs

Who were Cupid's parents?

Cupid's father was Mercury[3]. Cupid's mother was Venus[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 348911
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 348911, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  2. 15d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['cupid', 'cupid-roman-deity']
    Has works in the collection
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: cupid, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289924085|cupid (#289924085)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 26d ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother Venus, Diana
    Imdb id ch0050358
    Has works in the collection
    Has facility Cupid's arrow
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q140130176]], via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/293238934 ;"
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