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The tale of cupid and psyche, begins as most do with a kingdom, a daughter with a absurd burden over her head. The king and queen gave birth to three daughters and all were pretty but only one (psyche) had the beauty of a true goddess. Her beauty was so breathtaking that it is said “Poverty of language is unable to express its due praise” there rumors around the kingdom of a girl that was so beautiful. Eventually it reached the ears of the goddess herself Venus, who is or was thought to be the most beautiful woman on earth and off. However, with the rumors of a woman (psyche) being compared to her beauty, even some said that psyche beauty surpassed Venus. Infuriated by this she commanded her son Eros or known as cupid to go down to earth and strike psyche with one of his desire arrows and make psyche fall in love with a hideous monster. Obeying his mother cupid went down to earth and had a mission in hand.

Cupid remains relevant in modern and contemporary art, as today he is celebrated as the god of love. One of these symbolic pieces is known as Cupid’s Span. It’s an outdoor sculpture by a pop artist duo. The two men names are Claes Oldenburg, and Coosje van Bruggen. The art piece illustrates this interest in love adopting, and adapting to the cupid subject, minimizing the figure to what has developed into his most recognizable and memorable with a curved bow loaded with a single read arrow ready to be fired at someone who is ready for love.

In Modern English cupid is looked at a character of complexity and not only in modern english literature but also in visual art. He is looked at as a powerful deity, a playful child, a viral young man, a young baby, the horrifying embodiment of the plague, and a naughty boy who needs a good spanking from his mother. What is similar to other literatures is that he does still represent sexual desire and love, but what kind is a topic that is talked about more in modern english. Is it a sadistic or or innocent? is it Destructive or playful? or is it tragic and comical?. Jane Kingsley-Smith wrote in her book a good portraying of cupids (Eros) start in greek mythology, to classical lyric and medieval allegory to is modern portraying. She ties this historic figure to what we expect to see when we talk about the larger cultural ambivalences about romance and love and sexuality.

demon of fornication. cupid is the god of love that is also seen as a child and a demon. especially Isidore thought that cupid was a demon, meaning she believes that what we think he represents to us which is love and passion, in her eyes she sees cupid as a demon who represents fake love and the ability to be irrational. Going further into those details Petrus Berchorius, states that cupid son of Venus is a god of carnality he is depicted with wings because love flies away suddenly, and can dissipate at any moment.

"the god of love didn't always seem so innocent" says Jane Kingsley-Smith in this article about cupid and she goes on today to talk about how mischievous he was and that also that brought somewhat of an angelic air about him. She goes on to talk about his cultural history. she focuses on the english reception and the portrayal of cupid she describes the differences between what she calls more of a troubling and dark desires of the of the english reception and portrayal of cupid between 1557 to 1635.

This depiction of cupid the personification of death. Death is something that is rarely talked about but its has real as a human being. In Judith Dundas article she examines Henry Peacham, and his look and depiction of cupid he calls "De Morte et Cupidine" which is the depiction of death all around cupid as it seems cupid is dying with. There is a poem that is written in Judith article and it states. "Death meeting once, with CUPID in an Inn Where room was scant together both they lay both wear (for they roving both had been) Now on the morrow when they should away, CUPID Death's quiver at his back had thrown And Death took CUPIDS. thinking if his own." "By this o re-sight, it shortly came to pass that young men died, who read were to wed: and age did revell with his bonny-lasse, composing girllonds for his hoarie head: invert not nature, oh ye power twaine. Give CUPID'S dart and DEATH take thine again." this poem gives you a a direct insight on the art work your about to see Judith say " a simple narrative" and that this narrative is somewhat treated as a symbol of young people live and fall in love and old people die but what if it love was just a plague that killed us all anyway.

Can a bee sting a god? James Hutton says yes in his article cupid in the bee and he puts in different poems of different takes on cupid being stung by this infamous bee one of the poems in this story is a song take on it and with that subtle rhyme scheme "As Cupid Midst the Roses play'd Gay-sporting thro the Damask Shade A Bee which slept unseen among the Silken Leaves His Finger stung. In tears his beauteous cheeks were drown'd, He storm'd, he blow'd the burning wound Then running, Flying thro' the grove Thus plaintive to the queen of love: I'm kill'd Mama! Ah me, I die! A little Serpent wing'd to fly, That's call'd a bee, on yonder plain, Has stung me; Oh, i die with pain! When Venus, Smiling, thus rejoin'd My Dear, if you such Anguish find From the Resentment of a bee, Think what they feel who're stung by thee!"

As James Hutton states after this, that this is definitely a song and what a way to portray this classic scene then with a song.

this poem is called modern cupid, and what Clinton Scollard portrayed a more modern cupid makes you think what if there was a modern day cupid how would he look? Would he still have wings it certainly makes you wonder. "I know i may be stupid, In love's beguiling arts, But i can't see why cupid should be portrayed with darts. Perhaps in olden ages, of which the poets sing, upon their lyric pages, that might have been the thing. But now-away, romances! Let us with darts Have done! I find in Mabel's glances. A rapid firing gun !"

Cupid portrayed in the spanish arts. Depicted not as a god and or as a chaste for erotic love. He was portrayed as a god of war and other deities and Maria Acuna dives in to her look at cupid in early eighteenth century.