Cupid vs. Psyche

A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.

The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.

Example: ‘Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids.’;

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō [kʊˈpiːdoː], meaning ) 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.

Example: ‘passionate desire’;

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

(entomology) A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

(colloquial) Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.

(transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.

To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.

The soul; the vital principle; the mind.

A cheval glass.

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;

Example: ‘his mind wandered’; ‘I couldn't get his words out of my head’;

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

a Hellenistic personification of the soul as female, or sometimes as a butterfly. The allegory of Psyche's love for Cupid is told in The Golden Ass by Apuleius.

variant spelling of psych

variant spelling of psych