He’s adorable and pudgy and zips through the air with a bow and arrow, ready to play matchmaker—say hello to the Valentine’s Day Cupid, an iconic symbol of Valentine’s Day. Every February ...

The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol for the despair and desperation of those thwarted by Cupid's sometimes cruel arrow. But where does it come from? The 'love heart' itself is a symbol ...

But Cupid isn’t exclusively a pagan symbol. Without trying to sort out the connections between the classical figure of erotic power and the biblical cherubs prescribed for the Holy Ark ...