# Cupid — Poetry character guide

> Cupid in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** thee

**First appearance:** 0049-endymion

## Who they are

The god of desire, often depicted as a mischievous boy.

## In the story

### [Ode to Psyche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ode-to-psyche)

The winged boy seen embracing Psyche in the forest.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ii)

The winged boy recognized by the speaker, lying in embrace with Psyche.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/li)

Referenced in the defiant couplet that shocks the monarch.

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