Represented as a winged boy, he is the god of love and, some say, the son of Aphrodite (Venus) by various fathers: Zeus, Ares, or Hermes.   The Romans called him Cupid and said he always carried a bow from which he shot the arrows of desire at those who should fall in love.   But he was blind, as love was supposed to be blind, too. 

[解說]

1.      “Represented as a winged boy, he is the god of love”：被描繪為帶翼的男孩，他是愛神。

2.      “and, some say, the son of Aphrodite (Venus) by various fathers: Zeus, Ares, or Hermes”：而有些人說，是愛神 Aphrodite  (或 Venus)  和不同的父親生的兒子：Zeus, Ares, 或 Hermes。 “by various fathers”：經由不同的父親 (所生的)。

3.      “The Romans called him Cupid and said he always carried a bow”：羅馬人叫他邱彼德而說他總是帶一把弓。

4.      “from which he shot the arrows of desire at those who should fall in love”：從那 (ㄧ把弓) 他射出慾望的弓箭，對著那些應陷入愛情中的人。

5.      “But he was blind, as love was supposed to be blind, too”：但是他瞎了眼，就像愛情也被認為是盲目一般。 

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