Everything in our life does not make much sense if the event is not accompanied by good emotions. A man is so arranged that he can rejoice, laugh, and most importantly, experience a feeling of love.
Something inside
Sometimes we can’t explain what exactly is happening to us, but the soul seems to sing, and in the stomach “butterflies fly”. This feeling is usually called falling in love or they say: "Cupid's arrows hit me." We are so accustomed to such an expression that we never even think about where it came from and what value was originally invested in it. Let's dig a little story together with you ...
Ancient mythology
Even in ancient times, as you know, people worshiped the gods, who were endowed with superpower and incredible power. They offered sacrifices to the gods and looked for their location. From childhood, people were brought up with a feeling of deep reverence and worship of the gods, because if they are angry, then their disfavor will fall on a person. In any case, it was believed in antiquity. Girls were especially fond of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, because she was the personification of all the beautiful on Earth, and depended on her when old age came and her human face was wrinkled. But Cupid, Eros, or, as the ancient Romans called it, Cupid is a deity, in the power of which there were love feelings of a person, ensuring the extension of life on Earth.
The myth of love
There is a touching and tender love story between the earthly girl Psyche and the god Cupid, which formed the basis of the legend. Venus was Cupid's mother, and once sent him to punish Psyche only because she did not like her unearthly beauty. Instead, Cupid fell in love with a beautiful woman and became her husband. However, according to legend, people could not look at the gods, so Psyche had no idea what her lover looked like. Cupid was a lover you can only dream of, a true embodiment of love and tenderness, and the girl was absolutely happy. But the sisters decided to follow her husband and look at him. This made Cupid very angry, he left Psyche and punished him for disobedience: after him their magic gardens, a wonderful castle and everything that they had before disappeared.
The girl was left all alone and wept bitterly about her beloved. Tormented by loneliness, she decided on a desperate act and went to the temple of Venus. Begging for help from Cupid's mother, she agreed to the tasks that she had prepared for her. Venus, who did not like Psyche, decided in this way to get rid of the girl and destroy her, so she came up with impossible tasks for her, which turned out to be one more difficult than the other. However, nothing could break the girl in love, for the sake of her beloved, she successfully overcame all the difficulties and intrigues that the insidious Venus had prepared for her. The last task that Psyche was supposed to carry out was to deliver to the underworld Pandora, who kept in herself the beauty of Pluto's wife. As befits such a journey, a desperate girl was waiting for various difficulties, but she should not under any circumstances open the treasured parcel. Unfortunately, caution lost to curiosity, and Psyche looked into the box. The cunning Venus foresaw this and hid the dead dream there, which struck the girl.
Cupid in love (he was a desperate and determined young man) found his beloved, who was lying on the ground, removed her spell and the effect of a dead dream, because love was stronger, and he forgave her. The gods were delighted with the love of Psyche and in return made her a goddess.
Cupid Nowadays
Today, everyone knows that Cupid is the god of love. Of course, we do not honor him, as the inhabitants of Greece did in antiquity, and do not bring sacrifices to him, but it is with him that we associate romantic meetings, dates, first sympathy. We assume that Cupid's arrows hit the heart when we joke about falling in love. It is believed that this god of love always has in his hands a bow and arrow with which he shoots hearts so that love visits a person.
Cupid Image
Most often Cupid is presented in the form of a cute fair-haired boy with wings, such a wonderful angel. This mischievous little boy flies between people and looks out for those whom it is time to hit with arrows of love. In sculpture and painting, the favorite character and a vivid example, which personifies the brightest human feelings, was Cupid. Cupid was portrayed with a smile on his face, in white and gold colors, and in his hands was a "tool of love" - ​​a bow and arrow.
Cupid's Bow
The association of this character with the most tender and touching feelings has entered our life so tightly that in various fields you can find names one way or another connected with this deity. Well, for example, women's lips, the shape of which has clear boundaries and resembles the letter “M”, are called “Cupid's bow”. Men interviewed by sociologists said that they consider such women to be incredibly sexy, and this form of their upper lip is very exciting. Indeed, well-defined female lips are very beautiful, and many women look with envy at the happy owners of such a sensual mouth.
Valentine's Day
And although among the holidays that have long been present on our calendar, there is no Valentine's Day, in recent years this date has become increasingly popular. Young people enthusiastically accepted the idea of ​​celebrating Valentine's Day, and now every year on February 14 couples walk in the streets of any city , and happy girls walk with bouquets of flowers. In the shops there are different flashing and singing “I love you” red hearts, all kinds of souvenirs and romantic scented candles, and an endless array of all kinds of attributes for the holiday. Not to mention the fact that on this day, sellers of champagne, chocolates and flowers sell an incredible amount of their goods.
You must admit, Cupid’s day is an extra reason to give a sign of attention to your beloved and remind her of his feelings. There is nothing wrong with the fact that another holiday has appeared on our calendar, which, although it is not a red day of the calendar, has become a real celebration, and the couple in love spend it merrily.