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In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido, meaning "desire") is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. He is often portrayed as the son of the goddess Venus, with a father rarely mentioned. His Greek counterpart is Eros. Cupid is also known in Latin as Amor ("Love"). The Amores (plural) or amorini in the later terminology of art history are the equivalent of the Greek Erotes.
Although Eros appears in Classical Greek art as a slender winged youth, during the Hellenistic period he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that remain a distinguishing attribute; a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire. The Roman Cupid retains these characteristics, which continue in the depiction of multiple cupids in both Roman art and the later classical tradition of Western art.
Cupid's ability to compel love and desire plays an instigating role in several myths or literary scenarios. In Vergil's Aeneid, Cupid prompts Dido to fall in love with Aeneas, with tragic results. Ovid makes Cupid the patron of love poets. Cupid is a central character, however, in only the traditional tale of Cupid and Psyche, as told by Apuleius.
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Plot: Crossing between the worlds of the imagined and the real, young author Damian rediscovers his passion after meeting his muse, Clio. Though she is a young traveler from Belgium only passing through town for a week, that doesn't hinder Damian's infatuation. The more time he spends with her, the richer his imagined world becomes.
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: Robby Sparks (producer), Robby Sparks (writer), Robby Sparks (director), Robby Sparks (editor), Mike Mellen (actor), Misty Posey (producer), Daniel Bell (actor), Daniel Bell (actor), Mike Mellen (miscellaneous crew), Pete Jacobsen (actor), Samantha Boss (actress), Amanda Ellison (actress), Steve Atwell (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Cristal Calderon (miscellaneous crew), Ann Foo (editor), Timothy Wilde (writer), Richard Brancatisano (actor), Trinni Franke (producer), Trinni Franke (writer), Zoe Tuckwell-Smith (actress), Vicki Hansen (composer), Melvin Montalban (writer), Melvin Montalban (director), Julie Goss (actress), Tahki Saul (actor),
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Plot: What could be more smurfy than spending Valentine's Day with the most lovable little blue creatures in all of the forest? In this half-hour animated special from Hanna-Barbera, the residents of Smurf Village cheerfully await Cupid's arrival ... but evil lurks nearby. Can Cupid's arrow make a dent in the stone-hard heart of Gargamel, the evil wizard? Will Smurfette's Prince Smurfing ever arrive?
Keywords: based-on-comic, smurf, valentine's-dayActors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Bea Benaderet (actress), June Foray (actress), Hal Geer (producer), Warren Foster (writer), Hal Geer (writer), Michael Maltese (writer), Sid Marcus (writer), Tedd Pierce (writer), Milt Franklyn (composer), Hal Geer (director), Treg Brown (editor),
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Keywords: character-name-in-title, cupid, evil-smile, looney-tunes, reference-to-daffy-duck, reference-to-elmer-fudd, surrealismCupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to that girl's heart for me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to that girl's heart for me
Now I don't mean to bother you but I'm in distress
There's danger of me losing all of my happiness
For I love a girl who don't know I exist
And this you can fix
So...
Cupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Nobody but me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Cupid if you do it, make her love strong for me
I promise Iwill lover her until eternityI know between
the two of us her heart we can steal
Help me if you will
So...
Cupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Nobody but me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to that girl's heart for me