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Cupidon
Cupidon may refer to: * Cupid (known as Cupidon in French), a god of classical mythology * ''Cupidon'' (comics), a Belgian comics series by Malik and Raoul Cauvin * ''Cupidon'' (1875), a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau * Georgie Cupidon Georgie Winsley Cupidon (born 10 November 1981) is a badminton player from Seychelles. He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak ... (born 1981), male badminton player from Seychelles * Cupidon Mouse, a children's television programme which is produced and broadcast by the BBC. See also * Cupid (other) * Cupido (other) {{disambiguation de:Cupido nl:Cupido no:Cupido ru:Купидон (значения) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupidon (comics)
''Cupidon'' is a Belgian comics series written by Raoul Cauvin and drawn by Malik. Publication history ''Cupidon'' made its debut in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'' on October 5, 1988. To date 19 albums have been published by Dupuis. Synopsis ''Cupidon'' features short stories about the adventures of a little Putto attempting to bring love on earth. His headquarters are in Heaven and he is dispatched by a (hot-tempered) Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e .... With his bow and arrows, Cupidon is usually prone to blunders, bringing together people of contrasting personalities, even matching together animals not necessarily of the same species. Albums # ''Premières flèches'', 1990 # ''Philtre d'amour'', 1991 # ''Baiser de feu'', 1991 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Cupidon
Georgie Winsley Cupidon (born 10 November 1981) is a badminton player from Seychelles. He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Kostiuczyk. He carried the national flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Together with Ah-Wan, he won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 African Championships, also at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He competed in four consecutive Commonwealth Games from 2002 to 2014. Achievements All-Africa Games ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' African Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupido (other)
Cupido may refer to: Biology * ''Cupido'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies * '' Biotodoma cupido'', a species of cichlid * ''Tympanuchus cupido'', the North American greater prairie chicken Music * Cupido (group), a Spanish band that released the 2019 song "Autoestima" * ''Cupido'' (album), a 2023 album by Tini ** "Cupido" (Tini song) * "Cupido" (Ivy Queen song), 2012 * "Cupido", a 1988 song by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico from '' Romántico y Sabroso'' People * Cupido (surname) Places * Cupido, Suriname, an indigenous village near Wageningen * Cúpido Formation a geologic formation in Mexico * Cupido River, Espírito Santo, Brazil Other uses * Cupid, or Cupīdō, the Roman god of love * Cupido, a character in the ''Battle Arena Toshinden ''Battle Arena Toshinden'', released as in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara for the PlayStation. It was one of the first fighting games, after ''Virtua Fighter'' on arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid ( , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor (Latin: ', "love"). His Greek counterpart is Eros.''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. Although Eros is generally portrayed as a slender winged youth in Classical Greek art, during the Hellenistic period, he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that represent his source of power: a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire. In myths, Cupid is a minor character who serves mostly to set the plot in motion. He is a main character only in the tale of Cupid and Psyche, when wounded by his own weapons, he experiences the ordeal of love. Although other extended stories are not told about hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupidon (1875)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French Academic art, academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classicism, classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life, he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionism, Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due in part to changing tastes. In the 1980s, a revival of interest in figure painting led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. He finished 822 known paintings, but the whereabouts of many are Lost artworks, still unknown. Life and career Formative years William-Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, France, on 30 November 1825, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
