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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 11258782, member: 5833"]In more ways this figure looks based on Cupid/Eros than on Vulcan/Hephaestus. In addition to archery equipment, it used to be conceived that Cupid carried a torch, to inflame passions. The diagonal strap across his chest would usually be holding a quiver on his back. The blacksmith god is generally depicted as an older bearded man wearing leather/skin, not as an essentially naked youth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 11258782, member: 5833"]In more ways this figure looks based on Cupid/Eros than on Vulcan/Hephaestus. In addition to archery equipment, it used to be conceived that Cupid carried a torch, to inflame passions. The diagonal strap across his chest would usually be holding a quiver on his back. The blacksmith god is generally depicted as an older bearded man wearing leather/skin, not as an essentially naked youth.[/QUOTE]
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