Gift Ideas for Valentine's!

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By WayneAnsell

Valentine's Day gift ideas!

 It can be difficult to choose a Valentine's Day gift for the one you love. Amazon.com has a variety of great gifts for your Valentine this year. A great Valentine's day gift for him or a great Valentine's day gift for her is easy to find on amazon.com.

It's easy to come up with a Valentine's Day gift idea for almost anyone just by checking out a few of the gifts listed on amazon.com. To make it even easier to choose a gift for your Valentine this year, I have compiled several articles in the Valentine's Day Gift Mall below.

Use the links to view all the popular gifts available for your Valentine this year!

The history of Cupid!

So much for Valentine, how about that sassy Cupid? Why does he rate his high standing on this historic day?

In Greek mythology he was called Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love. To the Romans, he was Cupid and his mother was Venus. The ancients described him as having both a cruel and a happy nature. His cruelty is said to have been displayed in the treatment of the beautiful but mortal princess Psyche, Cupid's wife.

Cupid refused to be with his wife unless it was under the cover of darkness because a mortal wasn't permitted to view a god. He loved his wife dearly, but, she was forbidden to ever see what he looked like. One night while Cupid was sleeping, Psyche lit a lamp so she could see her husband. Cupid awoke and fled in anger. Other myths, however,describe Cupid as a happy and handsome lad who united lovers.

As time progressed he began to be portrayed as a chubby and naked infant with wings, holding a bow and arrows. If a person happened to be shot with one of cupid's arrows, allegedly he(or she) would fall in love! Today we see the melding of Christianity and paganism with St. Valentine being honored by the chubby Roman cherub with wings.

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