In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor. His Greek counterpart is Eros. Although Eros is generally portrayed as a slender winged youth in Classical Greek art, during the Hellenistic period, he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that represent his source of power: a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire.

In myths, Cupid is a minor character who serves mostly to set the plot in motion. He is a main character only in the tale of Cupid and Psyche, when wounded by his own weapons, he experiences the ordeal of love. Although other extended stories are not told about him, his tradition is rich in poetic themes and visual scenarios, such as "Love conquers all" and the retaliatory punishment or torture of Cupid.

In art, Cupid often appears in multiples as the Amores, the equivalent of the Greek Erotes. Cupids are a frequent motif of both Roman art and later Western art of the classical tradition. In the 15th century, the iconography of Cupid starts to become indistinguishable from the putto.

To adapt myths for Christian use, medieval mythographers interpreted them morally. In this view, Cupid is seen as a "demon of fornication". The innovative Theodulf of Orleans, who wrote during the reign of Charlemagne, reinterpreted Cupid as a seductive but malicious figure who exploits desire to draw people into an allegorical underworld of vice. To Theodulf, Cupid's quiver symbolized his depraved mind, his bow trickery, his arrows poison, and his torch burning passion. It was appropriate to portray him naked, so as not to conceal his deception and evil. This conception largely followed his attachments to lust, but would later be diluted as many Christians embraced Cupid as a symbolic representation of love.

In the Renaissance, a renewed interest in classical philosophy endowed him with complex allegorical meanings. In contemporary popular culture, Cupid is shown drawing his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an icon of Valentine's Day. Cupid's powers are similar, though not identical, to Kamadeva, the Hindu god of human love.

All published appearances of Cupid from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

*Metamorphoses
*Nineteenth Idyll of Theocritus
*Aeneid
*Cupid and the Sphinx. by Harford Flemming (1878)
*“The Talisman,” by Beecher W. Waltermire (19 June 1905) – poem in Ohio Law Bulletin, reprinted in Buckeye Ballads (1906)

*The Sweet Girl Graduate (play), by Carolyn Wells (May 1921)

*Puck #6
*Little Nemo in Slumberland (11 Feb. 1906)
*O Tico‐Tico #192–194 – in the strip As desventuras do Chiquinho
*Judge #1575, 1625, 1851, 1858, 2075–2076, 2079, 2241, 2481
*Successful Farming v14 #11
*Cartoons by Bradley (1917)
*The American Legion Weekly v5 #29
*America's Greatest Comics #5
*Whiz Comics #53
*Pictorial Love Stories #22-24
*First Love Illustrated #1-2, 10-11, 48
*National Comics #13-20, 23, 29-32, 35-37
*Uncle Sam Quarterly #7
*Police Comics #24
*The Bouncer
*Prize Comics v5 #4
*Giggle Comics #39
*The Kilroys #5
*My Love Secret #25-29
*Barnyard Comics #27
*True Life Secrets #1
*Romance Stories of True Love #47
*Popular Romances #11
*Man in Black #2, 4

*Alice Plays Cupid (1925)

*"La Belle et la Bête" ("The Beauty and the Beast") was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. It has been said that Gabrielle was inspired by the tale Cupid and Psyche.

Cupid - Pictorial Love Stories.jpg|Cupid from Pictorial Love Stories #22
Cupid and Psyche - Popular Romances.jpg|Cupid and Psyche from Popular Romances #11
Amor Vincit Omnia (by Orazio Riminaldi) – Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence.jpg|Amor Vincit Omnia by Orazio Riminaldi

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