Why cupid is with love

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Of all the forces in the world, love just may be the mightiest of all. According to mythology, the god Apollo found out the power of love first hand one day after bragging about how big and strong and cool he was to Cupid after a battle. Hey Cupid, those are some dumb arrows you got. You should leave the fighting to the big boys like me.

Just as Apollo is struck, this hot piece Daphne walks by. Apollo, hit by the golden arrow, falls in love with Daphne instantly and starts chasing her. Unfortunately, Daphne wants nothing to do with him. Thanks Cupid. Her dad listens and turns her into a sick, gorgeous laurel tree. We all know Cupid can make people fall in and out of love, but did you know he was once in love himself? In this tale, Cupid is a little older, a young man, so the idea of him in romantic love is a bit more palatable than picturing a chubby baby falling in love with a lady.

Venus starts to miss all the attention and altar sacrifices, so she sends down her son, Cupid, to the unlucky beautiful girl, Psyche, fall in love with a gross monster.

And he is known as the god of affection. Legend has it that Cupid shoots magical gold-tipped arrows at gods and humans alike. By piercing their heart with an arrow, he causes individuals to fall deeply in love. The image of Cupid as a flying infant with a bow and arrow is the version that we're most familiar with to this day.