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His Temple in Madrid says he’s in Rome, but Cupid knows he’s not in Rome because Cupid has been there for three weeks
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He’s always been a dedicated supporter of Cupid, even when the orders went against his best interests
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“Maybe for some things, but you’ll also remember he went against my wishes more than once, Sebastian, when I was trying to protect Cupid
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“Temple Auster? This is Aspen Cupid, of Temple Mars
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Across the world, Golden Arrows were retreating to Temples as Cupid tried to negotiate peace with the remaining Lead Arrows in Rome
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No Arrow would dare stand against Cupid, but the situation was certainly hostile
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A few remaining officers from Temple Mars prepared to reconvene back at Temple Cupid in Chicago, where Mars was being held
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In the last Fall, Venus ordered Cupid to kill the one mortal on earth that was stealing her kingdom
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However, Cupid had fallen in love with Psyche and hid her away, though he hid his identity from her
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But she did find out, and Cupid was hurt that Psyche had defied him and scared to have his identity known to a mortal
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She had ruled the realm of love with Cupid and Venus ever since
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However, one could never quite forget how horrible things had been when Cupid had pined for Psyche
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Very few mortals remembered the lead arrows, because they were used almost exclusively during the Fall, when Cupid was in rage and misery over losing Psyche
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For a span of weeks, Cupid only used his lead arrows, which inflicted hatred and resentment on those they touched
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Cupid returned to using his golden arrows after Psyche was restored to him as an immortal, but the modern mortal world couldn’t take only happiness and love
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When the population began to explode hundreds of years ago, Cupid recognized he would need help carrying out his task of balancing mortal emotion
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Cupid, father, please forgive me for forgetting my duty
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I was informed by Elaine and Stephan upon their arrival there have been attacks in other cities as well, and Cupid confirms this
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“Sebastian Cupid, you have been working on a project for a little while, have you not?”
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“Where is Cupid? What does he say to this?”
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You are not the only god in Temple Cupid
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Cupid turned to face the congregation
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Sebastian moved to the side of the room as Cupid untied his cloak, handing it to a Guardian who stood at his side
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There were few gods who had grown as strong as Cupid since the fall of Rome
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Several women in the room lowered their heads and sobbed as Cupid continued
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“Nakaya and Halle Cupid have moved on to their rightful places in the Afterworld
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After a long pause, Cupid raised his head, the glow from the morning light shining through his golden curls which lit up like a halo
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Whispers started as Cupid paused
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Cupid inclined his head
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Cupid turned his eyes coolly to Mars
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Mars glowered at Cupid as he slowly strode up the aisle, ignoring the snarls on either side of him as he passed
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” Mars stopped twenty feet from Cupid, his face a dark and ugly smear of hatred and pain
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Silence was a thick blanket on the room as Cupid evaluated Mars
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“Unlike how you have painted me as of late, Cupid, my dedication to my service has never wavered
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Cupid shook his head
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Cupid ran behind him
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Mars whirled on Cupid
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“I already have been! You have forced it on me!” Mars looked at the faces of Psyche and Venus behind Cupid and snarled
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Sebastian gazed at the front of the room where Cupid, Psyche, and Venus stood, deep in conversation
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Cupid nodded as he approached Sebastian
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Psyche looked at Cupid
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Cupid faced Sebastian
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Cupid unzipped the bag and began sifting through the contents while Sebastian turned to collect ammunition from his dresser
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Cupid is sending Guardians to all of Mars’s Temples to bring the Lead Arrows safely into our Temples
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Psyche turned to Cupid, who shook his head
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Cupid paced to the window
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Cupid glanced to his side as Hans approached
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Sebastian watched as Cupid unfurled his mighty wings and flew up through the air, wielding a Sword of Light
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Cupid approached, and everyone turned
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Cupid nodded, placing his hand on Sebastian’s shoulder
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Psyche ran up to Cupid, panicked, tears coursing down her cheeks as she cried loudly
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“Psyche?” Cupid asked, appalled
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Sebastian glanced up when Cupid entered the cabin, making his way to where Hans sat before the two of them moved towards the cockpit
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Hans turned to Cupid
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Psyche started to speak, but Cupid stopped her, placing a hand on her arm
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Cupid cleared his throat
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We are putting the best of everything into this attack,” said Cupid
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The only downside was Cupid didn’t dare fly out over the plateaus next to the dunes in such weather, so they continued forward on foot, looking for signs of demon activity
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And now, joining them, were Psyche and Cupid
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You were so beautiful Auster, Mars, and Cupid all moved heaven and earth to make you one of them
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They rushed to the gods, waking Cupid, Psyche, and Mars as they lowered the walls
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If Jupiter punished Psyche and Cupid for creating a demigod in their Temple, she might get some of her power back
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Instead, Cupid took his case to Jupiter and was pardoned
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“Jupiter himself made the very rule he allowed Cupid to break, silly child
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I always assumed Cupid would become bored by her when he saw how weak she was
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I could only watch Cupid pine for so long before I started to see myself in him, the way I wanted my father’s approval
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Cupid was furious with me
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Her novel, Sebastian Cupid, is her second published book
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That’s what he deserved for playing cupid
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I never thought him the cupid kind of guy
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Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire
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Annabeth ran her fingers along the base of the nearest Cupid statue
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But is it so with the so-called honor-killings of the unfortunate females whom the Cupid tends into the arms of lesser males across the caste barriers? What an irony is that men invest their honor in their women all the while treating them as vassals! What idiocy the honor-killing is - would it ever restore to the family the lost honor? Why, with the infamy of murder tagged to it, it only ensures a double jeopardy for the family, won't it?’
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It shows that romance can happen through friends – friends are playing Cupid
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Family members are playing Cupid these days
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Why are you playing Cupid?"
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“Are you thinking of playing Cupid?” Brad asked suspiciously
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Story of Cupid and Psyche (Guerber)
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As I stand here thinking of Cupid, wondering about erotic love, and
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He did Cupid up the rump
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On the other hand, our culture that frowns at the mixing of the sexes puts paid to the Cupid
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Oh, how the Cupid fellow thought it fit to endow women with an ear for flattery as if to help his own ilk worm their way into their arms
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‘Oh, it’s the spice of my heart,’ she said, as she winked at him, ‘flavored by the Cupid
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As love would have it, she had taken to a man who was not of her ilk and as his parents were not so helpless or as progressive as these days, their inter-caste affair was a non-starter in every way; the social space too was constricted for them to find a place for indulging in premarital sex; if only Cupid had reckoned with that when he kindled love in their hearts; whatever, they remained lovelorn till she prevailed upon him to marry a girl from his caste
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Cupid came out of the closet; his
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Surely some featureless young thing could be willing and that’s no choice of a wife any way; but a lucky guy could bump into a desirable dame in the blind alleys of the Cupid and that’s a rarity anyway; as for affairs, they were seldom, even for the well-heeled in their prime, but as life is meant to be lived, he resolved, one had to go about it regardless and how to make the best of time was the essence of existence
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Still, Cupid, forever eager to release his arrows, was whispering
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Bacchus and Cupid, collaborators for hundreds of years, took con-
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So, when the neutral Cupid fancies an odd Hindu-Muslim nuptial, what for the Musalmans treat it as a case of ‘Islam in danger’, and attack the hapless couple! Well, if the Quran erects Islamic barriers for interfaith love matches, the Hindu prejudice places hurdles to inter-caste marriages, and it is high time that the caste panchaayats that kill the transgressing lovers are wound up once and for all
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17The cupid of the Hindu mythology, the son of Krishn and Rukmini
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Besides she had found that to be forewarned of the Matchmaking Meadows, the better prepared one was for warding off their stupid cupid attempts
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“Not the part of me acting like cupid, you should see, he’ll love her I’m sure he will,” she sounded so excited
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#Story of Cupid and Psyche# (Guerber)
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Will blame bold Cupid with his wanton bow
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“Aphrodite is sick over this, and so is Cupid now that he knows about Ares’s intentions, but there’s nothing they can do to prevent the mortal from loving the girl
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But the occasional visitor from Mount Olympus, such as Aphrodite and her son, Cupid, Hera, Hermes, and his grandmother, Demeter, though they came for favors or information, would always find this chamber comfortable and welcoming, even if it did lack sunlight and wind