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According to Roman mythology, Cupid was a god born of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and Venus, the goddess of love.
Armed with a bow and arrows, he dealt in love and passion, forcing it upon his victims with the prick of an arrow.
The Valentine Cupid you can easily call to mind is an interpretation of Eros, the Greek god of love.
He appeared as a handsome youth in early art and poetry, but by the Hellenistic period—which spanned from 323 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E.—he’d morphed into the chubby winged child we know and love today.
“Representing Eros as a child, and subordinate to his mother, is a way of containing or limiting the power that love was thought to have over us,” says Connors.
The Romans reinterpreted many Greek myths, and Eros is no exception. Once he was adopted by Roman culture, he was renamed Cupid.
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🟨 QUESTÃO 41.
According to the text, Cupid is represented as a baby because
A) born of Mercury and Venus, his life's purpose became the mission of embracing love and passion.
B) dependent on his mother, he serves as a way to control the perceived power love held over us.
C) equipped with a bow and arrows, he was perfectly capable of fulfilling Eros' desire to master love and passion.
D) embraced by Roman culture, he evolved into the modern-day version of Valentine's Day.
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🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão avalia compreensão leitora, exigindo a identificação da explicação explícita dada pelo texto para a representação simbólica de Cupid.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ Incorreta.
O texto menciona a origem de Cupid, mas isso não explica o motivo de ele ser representado como bebê.
(B) ✅ Correta.
O trecho “subordinate to his mother” mostra dependência materna, associada à ideia de conter ou limitar o poder do amor, exatamente como afirma a alternativa.
(C) ❌ Incorreta.
Arco e flechas são características do personagem, mas não justificam sua representação infantil.
(D) ❌ Incorreta.
A adaptação romana é citada, porém não é a causa simbólica da forma de bebê.
🚩 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da UFU
• Alternativas verdadeiras no texto, mas que não respondem ao “porquê”
• Distração por informações históricas irrelevantes ao comando da questão
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Cupid é representado como criança para limitar simbolicamente o poder do amor
✔ A justificativa está explicitamente declarada no texto
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