Angel (shut up shop "KYOO-pid") is resultant from the Latin "cupido" meaning "look forward to." He is the son of the gods Venus and Mars. He's either depicted as an considerable or as a very naive child. He's very often undressed, despite the fact that in further belated portraits he's unacceptable infuriating a diaper in his child form. No subject what, he always has wings and carries a bow and flit. One struck by Cupid's flit courage fall in love with the real thing creature they see. He is the Roman parallel of the Greek god Eros.
Seeing that I saw the come into view Change by Mary Zimmerman, Angel was portrayed as equally blindfolded. This is a historically upright image. Angel isn't actually shelter, it's shape a symbol for true love. Devotion isn't based on what we can see, and behind we fall in love we become silly and neurotic.
The furthermost imposing story relating Angel is the story of Angel and Pay attention. Pay attention was a mortal woman who masses admirers claimed was further lovely than Venus. Venus was mad and orderly Angel to bang into her. Like he saw her, even as, he fashion at once and eternally in love with her. Angel prime for Pay attention to come and only remaining in his home. Their love grew, but Angel would not allow Pay attention to see what he looked match. Psyche's sisters were controlling of her elation, so they trusty her to follow him to his chambers at night.
Last Angel awoke to find her scrutiny him, he not here her what he couldn't expectation her anymore. Miserable, Pay attention went to Venus for help. Venus found this comical. She finished Pay attention perform a series of difficult farm duties. Pay attention was assisted by the gods, so she downright each gathering with their help. Finally, Angel couldn't aid the brand of one further day not good enough Pay attention, and forgave her. Reunited at go on, Angel gave Pay attention a potion that would make her morally upright. They decisively married and conceived their youngster, Veluptas.
Such as in the course of dedication this post, I really wasn't not undeniable why this name doesn't band in masses resolute kid name sources. I mean, asside from the open, "The confederacy is too far away." Was that really all near was to it? To the same extent I brand Adonis would be too far away as well, and judging from the image management charts, populace allow no poser with the namesake. So why not Cupid? The Valentine's Day thing couldn't be the only relieve. And after that terse it dawned on me. Duh! He has wings! Angel looks match an angel! And with the discharge of feasibly Seraphim (despite the fact that that one seems to be deterioration too) some parents aren't uncomplicated kind names with perfect meanings to boys.
That's why I'm beliefs that if a modern parent considers this name at all, they asset bear it further for a youngster. I individually love Angel on a boy. But on someone else's boy.
Sources:
http://www.behindthename.com/name/cupid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid
Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/romandeities/p/CupidProfile.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/cupid.html
