Hello Friends,
When the cherub Cupid shoots his arrow into the heart of his target, they will fall in love. Cupid wasn’t always portrayed as a charming, little Renaissance angel hovering around St Valentine’s Day lovers.
Cupid was the Roman counterpart of the Greek God,
Eros. Mythical Eros was a handsome, sexy, immortal man with glittering golden wings, swift as the whirlwinds of the tempest
(Wikipedia). Before AI matchmaking
algorithms were created for dating apps, Eros had the daunting power in his
godly arrows to force people to fall in love by striking at their hearts. Which
sounds severe. Did he make random choices to match people or did his godly
insights into desire, passion, and eroticism keep him right on target.
Either way, Cupid on the loose would make me feel like a bit of a
nervous Nellie. How about you? With the most romantic day of the year
approaching, Eros can keep his arrows to himself, but a personal visit from the
sexy immortal man with wings would be special.
Watch a 1982 music video by the band, ABC, about Cupid shooting his poisoned arrow. It starts with a scene of the Greek Gods on a theatre stage. Does
anyone remember people acting as Singing Telegrams for special occasions like birthdays?
Take care,
stay well,
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