Jealousy's 'Cupid'

Another quote in unit 2, pages 17-50, was about "cupid." Cupid is known for being the flying baby with wings that are white as snow and carries around a sack of arrows to shoot at women or men to make them fall instantly in love. In the novel, it states,"Evil his heart, but honey sweet his tongue, No truth in him,the rogue . He is cruel in his play. Small are his hands, yet his arrows fly far as death. Tiny his shaft, but it carries heaven-high. Touch not his treacherous gifts, they are dipped in fire," (35). This situation contributes to the novel's character development because Cupid was viewed as the evil baby who was manipulative and a villain to the Greeks. His mother, also known as Venus. became very furious when all the attention was placed upon Psyche who was an Apuleius's protagonist. This beauty poisoned the hearts of men. To illustrate Venus's jealousy she immediately called her son, Cupid and demanded him to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest creature in the land. However, Cupid instantly falls in love with Psych and himself after accidentally getting hit by one of his arrows. His crazy love for Psych caused him to cast a …show more content…
Throughout my childhood, I've always seen people decorate their houses with hearts and baby cupids during the month of February. Back then I never really knew that much about cupid, only that he was a baby with white angel wings who carried love arrows that made a person fall instantly in love. Who would've thought that a baby could be an enemy to God's. Also, the way that the author wrote this passage was so dark and scary but really well written with emotion. They way it was written allowed me to imagine horrific images of the so called, demon. Nevertheless, terrify me of the terrible things that Cupid did to his victims. Till this day, I will never look at Baby Cupid the