Love accompanies a person throughout life, beginning with the creation of the world. Every people in ancient times had its own god, responsible for this feeling. They were worshiped, sacrificed and asked for help in search of the other half. Every god of love has his own characteristics and characteristics.
God of love in Roman mythology
The most famous for modern man is God - Cupid or Cupid . He personified the inevitability of love and passion. In Latin, the name of this god is translated as "lust." There are several options for its appearance. According to one of them, Cupid is the son of Venus and Vulcan. Another option is that this god came from a precious egg. The Roman God of Love was most often portrayed as a child or boy with golden hair. Thanks to the wings Cupid could appear anywhere. An invariable attribute is a bow with golden arrows. With their help, he not only sent love, but also torment for those who ignore feelings and is dispassionate. There is also information that arrows not only gave, but also killed love. Often Cupid was portrayed with blindfolds, which indicated randomness of choice.
To date, there are many different options for depicting Cupid:
- With a burning heart in his hands is a symbol of love.
- Covering a burning torch - this means that if you disregard the love, then it can disappear.
- Beating on the heart in the anvil is a sign that it is worth to temper your ardor and direct your heart impulses into a good channel.
- With your mouth tied, it is a symbol of restraint, because love must be dumb, but not blind.
Images Cupid used to decorate various items in almost any store accessories you can buy his statuette. Many people believe that such things attract love.
God of love among the Slavs
For the feelings, beauty and happiness of the Slavs answered the goddess Lada, who in different sources is either the wife of Svarog, or his daughter. For people at that time, it was the ideal of the feminine. They portrayed Lada as a young woman dressed in outfits of leaves. Often you can meet her with green hair. The Slavic goddess of love is always in a good mood and radiates warmth and kindness. Unlike the gods of other nations, Lada had nothing to do with carnal pleasures. She was considered the patroness of unmarried women. Its metal is gold, and the stone is an emerald. In Russia in Syzran there is a place of strength associated with Lada. People believe that if you go there, you can establish a personal life. This place of power helps in conception.
There is this goddess of love and a symbol - "Star of Lada". Slavs believed that this is exclusively a female guardian. To his owners he helps to balance energy, to become more reasonable and kind. It is important that the amulet only works for women who sincerely believe and honor the wisdom of their ancestors. Some modern scientists argue that Lada is a fictitious image that arose from a wrong translation.
God of love in India
Worshiped the Hindus Kame or Kamadeva. They portrayed him as a young man with a skin of unusual color. In his hands he has a bow made of sugar cane, and the bowstring is a honey bee. Arrows are fragrant flowers that cause a person to have passion, love and desire. Another attribute is the banner with the image of a dolphin. The god of love in Hinduism Kama moved on a parrot, which has a red beak and green feathers. The choice of colors is not accidental, because red is love and passion, and green is birth and resurrection. Kama's wife is a seductive nymph. There is a legend that Shiva incinerated Kama because he threw an arrow at him to evoke love for Parvati. Subsequently, his wife managed to persuade Shiva to revive the god of love, however, in another body.