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  2. Venus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Cupid (lust or desire) and Amor (affectionate love) are taken to be different names for the same Roman love-god, the son of Venus, fathered by Mercury, Vulcan or Mars. [69] Childlike or boyish winged figures who accompany Venus, whether singly, in pairs or more, have been variously identified as Amores, Cupids, Erotes or forms of Greek Eros.

  3. List of Roman deities - Wikipedia

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    Quirinus, Sabine god identified with Mars; Romulus, the founder of Rome, was deified as Quirinus after his death. Quirinus was a war god and a god of the Roman people and state, and was assigned a flamen maior; he was one of the Archaic Triad gods. Quiritis, goddess of motherhood. Originally Sabine or pre-Roman, she was later equated with Juno.

  4. List of love and lust deities - Wikipedia

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    Anteros, god of requited love. Eros, god of love and procreation; originally a deity unconnected to Aphrodite, he was later made into her son, possibly with Ares as his father; this version of him was imported to Rome, where he came known as Cupid. Himeros, god of sexual desire and unrequited love. Hedylogos, god of sweet talk and flattery ...

  5. Cupid - Wikipedia

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    In classical mythology, Cupid / ˈ k j uː p ɪ d / (Latin: Cupīdō [kʊˈpiːdoː], meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor / ˈ ɑː m ɔːr / (Latin: Amor, "love"). His Greek ...

  6. List of fertility deities - Wikipedia

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    Picumnus, god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants, and children; Prema, goddess who made the bride submissive, allowing penetration; also an epithet of Juno, who has the same function [17] Robigus, fertility god who protects crops against disease; Subigus, the god who subdues the bride to the husband's will

  7. Roman mythology - Wikipedia

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    Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.

  8. Eros - Wikipedia

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    'Love, Desire') is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart is Cupid ('desire'). [4] In the earliest account, he is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods.

  9. Amor Vincit Omnia (Caravaggio) - Wikipedia

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    Divine Love Conquering Earthly Love. 1602–1603 Oil on canvas. 179 x 118 cm. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome. In 1602, shortly after Amor Vincit was completed, Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani , Vincenzo's brother and collaborator in the creation of the Giustiniani collection of contemporary art commissioned a painting from the noted ...