# Cupid — Bulfinch’s Mythology character guide

> Cupid in Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Eros, XI Cupid, Eros ( Cupid ), Love

**First appearance:** 0026-xi-cupid-and-psyche

## Who they are

God of love, son of Venus, whose arrows cause irresistible desire.

## In the story

### [Author's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/author-s-preface)

His story with Psyche is cited as the source of the fountains of Love and Hatred.

### [III: Apollo and Daphne—Pyramus and Thisbe—Cephalus and Procris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/iii-apollo-and-daphne-pyramus-and-thisbe-cephalus-and-procris)

Son of Venus; shoots Apollo with a golden arrow to incite love and Daphne with a leaden arrow to repel it.

### [Apollo and Daphne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/apollo-and-daphne)

Son of Venus; shoots Apollo with a golden arrow of love and Daphne with a leaden arrow of aversion, instigating the chase.

### [Venus and Adonis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/venus-and-adonis)

Venus plays with him and is wounded by one of his arrows, sparking her love for Adonis.

### [Cupid and Psyche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/xi-cupid-and-psyche)

Venus's son who falls in love with Psyche, aids her through trials, and secures her immortality.

### [Orpheus and Eurydice—Aristaeus—Amphion—Linus—Thamyris—Marsyas—Melampus—Musaeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/xxiv-orpheus-and-eurydice-aristaeus-amphion-linus-thamyris-marsyas-melampus-musaeus)

Laughs at Minerva's appearance while playing the flute, leading her to throw it away.

### [Marsyas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/marsyas)

Laughed at Minerva's face while she played the flute, causing her to discard the instrument.

### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/c)

Child of Venus and god of love, included in the listings.

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