Cupid vs. Cherub — What's the Difference?

In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō [kʊˈpiːdoː], 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.

A cherub (; plural cherubim; Hebrew: כְּרוּב‎ kərūv, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūvîm, krūvîm, likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: ??? karābu "to bless" such as ??? kāribu "one who blesses", a name for the lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions.

Roman Mythology The god of love; the son of Venus.

A winged celestial being.

Cupid A representation of Cupid as a naked cherubic boy usually having wings and holding a bow and arrow, used as a symbol of love.

Cherubim(Christianity) The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.

A putto.

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.

A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face.

The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.

(biblical) A winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (short=yes) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body.

(figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.

A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.

A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.

One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs.

A beautiful child; - so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.

A sweet innocent baby

An angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child