Cupid is Who is Cupid, and why do we need Cupid's arrows

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Everything in our life does not make much sense if the event is not accompanied by good emotions. A person is so arranged that he can rejoice, laugh, and most importantly, experience a feeling of love.

Something inside

Sometimes we cannot explain what exactly is happening to us, but the soul seems to sing, and “butterflies” fly in the stomach. This feeling is usually called falling in love or they say: "Cupid's arrows hit me." We are so accustomed to such an expression that we never even think about where it came from, and what meaning was originally invested in it. Let's dig a little history together…

Ancient mythology

Even in ancient times, as you know, people worshiped the gods, who were endowed with super strength and incredible power. Sacrifices were made to the gods and sought their favor. From childhood, people were brought up with a sense of deep reverence and admiration for the gods, because if they are angry, then their disfavor will fall on a person. At least that's how it was thought in ancient times. With special tenderness, the girls treated Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, because it was she who was the personification of all that was beautiful on Earth, and it depended on her when old age came, andthe human face will be covered with wrinkles. But Cupid, Eros, or, as the ancient Romans called him, Cupid, is a deity in whose power were the love feelings of a person, ensuring the extension of life on Earth.

The myth of love

There is a touching and tender love story between the earthly girl Psyche and the god Cupid, which formed the basis of the legend. Venus was the mother of Cupid, and once sent him to punish Psyche just because she did not like her unearthly beauty. Instead, Cupid fell in love with the beauty and became her husband. However, according to legend, people could not look at the gods, so Psyche had no idea what her lover looked like. Cupid was a lover you can only dream of, a true embodiment of love and tenderness, and the girl was absolutely happy. But the sisters advised her to follow her husband and look at him. This made Cupid very angry, he left Psyche and punished her for disobedience: after him, their magical gardens, a wonderful castle and everything that they had before disappeared.

The girl was left all alone and wept bitterly for her beloved. Tormented by loneliness, she decided on a desperate act and went to the temple of Venus. Begging for help from Cupid's mother, she agreed to the tasks that she had prepared for her. Venus, who did not love Psyche, decided in this way to get rid of the girl and destroy her, so she came up with impossible tasks for her, which turned out to be one more difficult than the other. However, nothing could break a girl in love, for the sake ofher beloved, she successfully overcame all the difficulties and intrigues that the insidious Venus had prepared for her. The last task that Psyche had to complete was to deliver Pandora's box to the underworld, which contained the beauty of Pluto's wife. As it should be on such a journey, various difficulties awaited the desperate girl, but she should not, under any circumstances, open the cherished parcel. Unfortunately, caution lost out to curiosity, and Psyche looked into the box. The cunning Venus foresaw this and hid a dead dream there, which struck the girl.

Cupid in love (he was a desperate and determined young man) found his beloved, who was lying on the ground, removed from her the spell and the effect of dead sleep, because love turned out to be stronger, and he forgave her. The gods were delighted with Psyche's love and made her a goddess as a reward.

Cupid in our time

Today, everyone knows that Cupid is the god of love. Of course, we do not honor him, as the inhabitants of Greece did in ancient times, and do not make sacrifices to him, but it is with him that we associate romantic meetings, dates, first sympathy. We assume that Cupid's arrows hit the heart when we joke about falling in love. It is believed that this god of love always has a bow and arrows in his hands, with which he shoots at hearts so that love will visit a person.

Picture of Cupid

Most often, Cupid is represented as a cute fair-haired boy with wings, such a wonderful angel. This mischievous little boy flies between people and looks out for those whomit's time to hit the arrows of love. In sculpture and painting, Cupid was the favorite character and a vivid example that embodies the brightest human feelings. Cupid was depicted with a smile on his face, in white and gold colors, and in his hands he had a “tool of love” - a bow and arrows.

Cupid's Bow

The association of this character with the most tender and touching feelings has entered our lives so tightly that in various areas one can find names that are somehow associated with this deity. Well, for example, female lips, the shape of which has clear boundaries and resembles the letter "M", are called "Cupid's bow." Men interviewed by sociologists said that they consider such women to be incredibly sexy, and this shape of the upper lip excites them very much. Indeed, well-defined female lips are very beautiful, and many women look with envy at the happy owners of such a sensual mouth.

Valentine's Day

And although there is no Valentine's Day among the holidays that have long been present on our calendar, in recent years this date has become increasingly popular. Young people enthusiastically accepted the idea of celebrating Valentine's Day, and now every year on February 14, couples in love walk the streets of any city, and happy girls walk with bouquets of flowers. All sorts of red hearts flashing and singing “I love you”, all kinds of souvenirs and romantic scented candles, and an endless variety of all kinds of holiday attributes appear in stores. Not to mention that thisChampagne, chocolates and flowers vendors sell incredible quantities of their merchandise every day.

Agree, Cupid's day is another reason to give a sign of attention to your beloved and remind her of your feelings. There is nothing wrong with the fact that another holiday has appeared in our calendar, which, although not a red day of the calendar, has become a real celebration, and couples in love spend it fun.