Cupid in Myth Cupid was the god of love in Roman and Greek mythology. The name Cupid is a variation on Cupido which means desire, and this god was also known by the name Amor ("love"). It was commonly believed that Cupid was the son of Venus - the Roman goddess of love - and this association between Venus and Cupid was quite popular in myth, poetry, literature, and art. The ancient Romans often depicted …showed first 75 words of 268 total…

…showed last 75 words of 268 total…long ago, when he saw hisBrother Aeneas to the grave..." And while the idea that Cupid was a child with wings appealed to many poets and artists, there were also different conceptions of this important god. One of the most memorable myths about Cupid involves his relationship with the beautiful woman named Psyche. The tale of Cupid and Psyche is told in the Metamorphoses of Apuleius. Cupid's counterpart in Greek mythology was known as Eros.