# Cupid — The Lusiads character guide

> Cupid in The Lusiads by Luís de Camões.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Love, Hope

**First appearance:** 0005-canto-i

## Who they are

God of love, whose influence is felt in the romantic and emotional aspects of the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Bacchus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/bacchus)

_rivalry_

Bacchus and Cupid are antagonists, each working against the other's schemes in the epic's divine conflicts.

### [Sol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/sol)

_professional_

Cupid and Sol have a professional relationship, possibly as divine servants or messengers with overlapping duties.

### [Alexander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/alexander)

_rivalry_

Alexander and Cupid are rivals, with Cupid often interfering in Alexander's plans or opposing his desires.

### [Venus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/venus)

_family_

Cupid and Venus are family, with Cupid being Venus's son and often acting under her influence.

### [Vasco da Gama](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/vasco_da_gama)

_psychological_

Cupid's interactions with Vasco da Gama suggest manipulation or influence, with Cupid using love or desire to affect Vasco's decisions.

### [Bacchus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/characters/bacchus)

_rivalry_

Bacchus and Cupid are antagonists, each working against the other's schemes in the epic's divine conflicts.

## In the story

### [Canto IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/chapters/canto-ix)

The god of love who, at Venus's behest, fires arrows at the Nereids to make them fall in love with the sailors.

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