# Cupid — Marius the Epicurean character guide

> Cupid in Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-part-i-v-the-golden-book

## Who they are

The god of love, central to the myth of Psyche retold in the Golden Book.

## In the story

### [The Golden Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/marius_the_epicurean_se/chapters/part-i-v-the-golden-book)

The winged god of love, called upon by Venus to enact revenge on Psyche.

### [Euphuism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/marius_the_epicurean_se/chapters/part-i-vi-euphuism)

Cupid appears in the story of Cupid and Psyche, transformed in Marius's memory from a petulant boy to a more earnest figure, representing perfect imaginative love.

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