Tag: Bacchu

01 Paintings, Olympian deities, Prague School’s Venus, Bacchus and Cupid, with footnotes # 43

Jul 23, 2022

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Zaidan Art Blog

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Venus and Love/ Venus and Cupid. Different tales exist about the origin of Venus and Cupid. Some say that Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, had a love affair with Mars, the god of war. Out of this relationship, Cupid was born. Cupid has attributes from both of his parents. Like his mother he is considered…