Who Is Eros (Cupid) (Amor)?
The winged god of love
Cupid
Eros is the god of love in Greek mythology and the son of Venus (Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty. The Romans called him Cupid or Amor, and the English name "Cupid" comes from the Latin Cupido. He has wings and is said to make people and gods fall in love with his arrows.
He first appears when his mother orders him to make Psyche fall in love with the most wretched man in the world. Later he lives with Psyche as the unseen husband who visits the palace only at night, never revealing who he is. Again and again he warns her: "Do not try to find out what I look like," and "Beware of your sisters."
Because The Golden Ass was written in Latin, the god is called Cupid or Amor in the original text. Later in the story, he himself reveals that he defied his mother's command and made Psyche his own wife.
Episodes featuring this character4
NEWEpisode 1
Too Beautiful to Be LovedCupid and Psyche
Everyone worships her, but no one falls in love with her. Princess Psyche is so beautiful that she earns the jealousy of the goddess Venus. In this first episode, Psyche tells her father, "I want someone to really see me." Then the god of prophecy gives his answer: "Leave her on a mountain crag as a bride. Her husband is a winged monster."
19 pages
NEWEpisode 4
I Shared My Joy. My Sisters Turned Green.Eros and Psyche (Cupid and Psyche)
Psyche's sisters weep on the cliff, sure she is dead, so she brings them to her golden palace and treats them like royalty. She only wanted to share her happiness, but little by little her sisters' eyes turn green with envy. That night, her unseen husband tells her she is carrying his child.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 5
"Your Husband's a Serpent." Now Look.Eros and Psyche (Cupid and Psyche)
Psyche is pregnant, and her sisters come to visit again. She tries to keep her husband's secret, but she slips and tells them a different story than last time. Jealous, the sisters whisper that her husband is a monster. That night, lying next to her sleeping husband, Psyche reaches a trembling hand toward the lamp…
19 pages
NEWEpisode 6
Her Monster Husband Was the God of LoveCupid and Psyche (Eros and Psyche)
Haunted by her sisters' words, "Your husband is a giant snake," Psyche takes a lamp and a blade to look at her sleeping husband's face. What she finds is the god of love, who has loved her all along. But at the height of her joy, a single drop of oil falls from the lamp.
19 pages