All 9 Uses of
Cupid
in
The Lightning Thief
- Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire.†
Chpt 15 *Cupid = Roman mythology: god of love
- Annabeth ran her fingers along the base of the nearest Cupid statue.†
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- Up on the rim, the Cupid statues were drawing their bows into firing position.†
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- The Cupids' heads popped open.†
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- And up above the net, next to one of the Cupids, a glass-windowed booth that must be the controller's station.†
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- The Cupid-cams were rolling, live to Olympus.†
Chpt 15Cupid = Roman mythology: god of love
- A hundred yards away, at the entrance pool, the Cupids were still filming.†
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- The Cupids turned back to their original positions.†
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- You're pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.†
Chpt 16Cupid = Roman mythology: god of love
Definitions:
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(1)
(Cupid) Roman mythology: god of love; a small, winged boy whose arrows make those struck fall in love
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In earlier Greek mythology, Cupid was strikingly handsome.