Cupid (roman mythology)

Cupid, the Roman God of Love

The Romans believed in polytheism, meaning they believed in many different gods and spirits, the Greeks were also polytheists. The Greeks and the Etruscans influenced the religious ideas of Rome. Unlike Greek gods, Roman gods usually were nameless or had no personality. So Roman gods were spirits, which protected and watched over people and objects. Because of the many trades taken place with Rome in that time, some of the stories of Greek gods were taken in by Rome. They changed the names, but kept the stories behind them. This is how the Roman god “Cupid”, came to be.
In ancient Greece, Cupid was known as Eros, the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and Hermes. To the Romans he was Cupid- the son of Venus and Mercury.
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