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THE MOST FAMOUS VALENTINE SYMBOL. Cupid with his bow and arrow THE STORY OF CUPID goes back to Roman times. ROMAN TIMES Cupid was the son of a beautiful goddess, Venus. Wherever Venus went Cupid went too. A GAY LITTLE GOD. He was a gay little god and he liked to see people happy. He went around shooting gold-tipped arrows into the hearts of humans. Then they fell in love. Venus his mother, had a golden mirror. She looked into it every day. She saw the most beautiful face in the world. A GOLDEN MIRROR One day Cupid found his mother crying . “Alas”, she said, “I have lost my golden mirror!” Cupid went in search of the mirror. He looked here and he looked there, but he could not find it. Then he flew over a meadow where some sheep were grazing. Among the sheep stood the shepherd. A GOLDEN MIRROR As Cupid looked down, beams of light flashed up into his eyes.He saw that the light came from something in the shepherd’s hand.It was Venus’ golden mirror. The little god was angry. A GOLDEN MIRROR He cried out, “You have dared to look at your ugly face in my beautiful mother’s mirror!” He struck the mirror from the shepherd’s hand. It fell to the ground and broke into hundreds of pieces. “Venus’ Looking-Glass”. Plants with beautiful blossoms sprang upwhere the mirror had broken. Later the people called the flowers “Venus’ Looking-Glass”. “Venus’ Looking-Glass”. There is a belief if you find “Venus’ Looking-Glass ”You will be happy in love. SHOOT A GOLD-TIPPED ARROW “Cupid work your magicFrom your secret mountain shrine,And touch your wand of romance To each lover’s valentine.” Valentine’s Day