Cupid

Japanese: Cupid
Cupid

…Roman god of love. His name means lust. In English, Cupid. Son of the goddess Venus, he is also called Amor (meaning love). He was not originally a god worshipped by the Romans, but was the common Latin noun for the Greek Eros. However, the Eros that the Romans saw was not the ancient Hesiodic god, but the Eros that Hellenistic poets and artists loved to depict as a mischievous child with wings on his shoulders who would whimsically shoot arrows of love. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cupid" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマ神話の恋の神。その名は〈愛欲〉の意。英語ではキューピッドCupid。女神ウェヌス(ビーナス)の子で,アモルAmor(〈愛〉の意)とも呼ばれる。もともとローマ人の崇拝の対象としてあった神ではなく,ギリシアのエロスにラテン語の普通名詞をあてたもの。ただしローマ人の眼前にあったエロスは,古いヘシオドス的な大神ではなく,裸体で,肩に翼をつけ,気まぐれに恋の矢を放ついたずら好きの幼児というヘレニズム期の詩人や美術家が好んで描いたエロスであった。…

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