Cupid vs. Psyche

Cupidnoun

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

Cupidnoun

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

Cupidnoun

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

Cupid

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.

Psychenoun

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

Psychenoun

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

Psychenoun

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

Psycheinterjection

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

Psycheverb

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

Psycheverb

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

Psycheverb

To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

Psychenoun

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

Psychenoun

The soul; the vital principle; the mind.

Psychenoun

A cheval glass.

Psychenoun

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

Psychenoun

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

Psychenoun

(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

Psychenoun

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.

Psycheverb

variant spelling of psych

Psycheadjective

variant spelling of psych