“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”

What does it mean?

We fall in love because of what we imagine and feel, not just what we see. That is why Cupid, the god of love, is shown wearing a blindfold.

Key vocabulary

Cupid

the Roman god of love, shown as a boy with wings and a bow

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