As proper nouns the difference between cupid and aphrodite
is that cupid is the god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros while Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea. Her Roman counterpart is Venus.
As nouns the difference between cupid and aphrodite
is that cupid is a putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love while aphrodite is a soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
cupid
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
(label) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
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(label) Sudden love or desire; (non-gloss definition)
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(label) A moon of Uranus
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Derived terms
* cupidity
* Cupidinian
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aphrodite
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love,[Webster's College Dictionary'', Random House, 2001] born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.[''Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology ], Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986 Her Roman counterpart is Venus.
Derived terms
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See also
* Acidalia
* Anadyomene
* Cytherea
* Despina
* Kypris
* Venus
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