Venus, the mega-powerful goddess of love, gets jealous of Psyche’s popularity and hunts her down. Cupid travels throughout the world making people fall in love with him.

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 ...

Jacques-Louis David was in exile in Belgium when he turned to erotic Greek myths for this painting, “Cupid and Psyche” Accessibility statement Skip to main content Search Input ...

In classical mythology, one of the most famous Cupid myths is his love story with Psyche—a mortal woman whose beauty rivals that of Venus. Despite obstacles, secrecy, and betrayal, their love ...

The Valentine Cupid you can easily call to mind is an interpretation of Eros, the Greek god of love. He appeared as a handsome youth in early art and poetry, but by the Hellenistic period—which ...