Cupid Research Paper

When you think of love you might think of someone special, or you could possibly be thinking of Cupid. Cupid supposedly shoots you with a love arrow to fall in love; that’s what everyone believed in Greek myths. Cupid chose who or what you loved; you didn’t decide. There are some famous myths about love, and there are lessons to be learned. Pygmalion loved a statue that was cold and lifeless, and Zeus fell in love with mistress after mistress. Cupid fell in love with a human who was more beautiful than his mother, Venus, the god of love and beauty. The prevailing idea is that love can overcome all things. We can’t choose who we love, it just happens; we will never stop trying for what we love.

Pygmalion was a young sculptor who made beautiful statues. His statues were the only thing he loved; he hated women. Pygmalion said that his art was all he needed; he didn’t need to marry someone. One day, Pygmalion decided to make a sculpture of a woman. He worked day and night, his fingers making her more beautiful by the second. Ironically enough,

She found out he was beautiful and that he had the sweetest face she had ever seen. Her unsteady hands shook the oil lamp and hot oil fell all over her husband. He woke up and found that Psyche was unfaithful to him. He had asked that she never see what he looked like, but she didn’t trust him and was unfaithful. Her husband, Cupid, ran away. Psyche ran after him but she couldn’t find him anywhere. She said she would never stop looking for him! She loved him too much. She went to Cupids mother, Venus, and asked if she knew where he went. Cupid was healing from his wound from the hot oil. Venus was going to ruin her and she told her to do some impossible tasks to make her ugly. Of course, Psyche agreed to do anything if she could get her husband back. She didn’t have to, though. Other people helped her do all the impossible