In Roman culture, Cupid was the child of the goddess Venus, popularly known today as the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war. But for ancient audiences, as myths and texts show, she was ...

The man of God hinged his call on the belief that February 14 which is marked as lovers' day promotes immorality. According to Bishop Ighele, the day is related to Cupid, the Roman god of passion ...

But Cupid isn’t exclusively ... and associated with Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, Goodenough explained in “Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period.” The suggestion is that love ...

Cupid, the Roman god of love, is a common symbol of the holiday. Love doves are also a common symbol because it was thought that the mating season for birds began around mid-February. Among the ...

Cupid is the Roman name for the Greek god of love known as Eros. The English word erotic has its roots in Eros. The dictionary defines the word erotic as relating to or tendency to arouse sexual ...