A part of the fresco "Triumph of Galatea," created by Raphael around 1512 for the Villa Farnesina in Rome. Art Images via Getty Images Each Valentine’s Day, when I see images of the chubby winged god ...

Once upon a time long ago, Apollo came upon Cupid on the top of Mount Parnassus, home of the Muses. It was a place sacred to the god of music and healing, and he loved to visit. This day he was ...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s one figure you’ll probably see everywhere you look. You won’t be able to miss him while planning Valentine’s Day ideas and browsing for the perfect Valentine’s ...

Cupid, the mythological god of love and desire, has fascinated and inspired artists since antiquity. While Valentine’s Day gets its title from its eponymic saint, the holiday’s universal mascot is the ...

Winged Cupid: The images of winged Cupid, the chubby God, surface every year on Valentine’s Day. Images show Cupid taking aim at his victims with a bow and an arrow, and it is the symbol of love. As ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Each Valentine’s Day, when I see images of the chubby winged god Cupid taking aim with his bow and arrow at his unsuspecting victims, I take refuge in my training as a scholar of ...

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 really ...