The mention of Cupid usually conjures up images of a cherub brandishing a bow and arrow. Before being adopted and renamed by the Romans, Cupid was known to the Greeks as Eros, the handsome god of love. Valentine's Cupid is thus an interpretation of Eros, the Greek god of love. He appeared in early art and poetry as a handsome youth. It is a character who represents power over love and is subservient to his mother.
