A scholar of early Greek classics explains what the myth of the weapon-carrying god of love, Cupid, a child of the gods of ...

A Nigerian pastor accused Cupid of being the demon responsible for sin on Valentine's Day. He called for a ban on Valentine's ...

Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...

Rabbi Marc Gellman lifts up love in a Valentine's Day reflection on the the only emotion that links the secular world with ...

Cupid is the symbol of love: here is how he was represented in the art of Correggio, Caravaggio, Manfredi, and Parmigianino, between light and shadow, passion and fragility.

William Shakespeare wrote that, “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Shakespeare didn’t mention that the ...

In an interfaith column like The God Squad, it is easy to scoop up sectarian holidays and learn from their wisdom. Passover, Chanukah, Easter, Christmas, Diwali, Ramadan, Vesak all have much to teach ...

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Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday ...

Cupid isn’t the only Valentine’s Day tradition that dates to Ancient Greece. According to mythology, the goddess of love and ...