Cupid

The best known story involving Cupid is the tale of Cupid and Psyche. King's, Trinity, St Johns and then colleges from foundation order. He is often depicted as carrying two sets of arrows: one set gold-headed, which inspire love, and the other lead-headed, which inspire hatred. The Proceeding order for graduation is:. In later literature, Cupid is frequently invoked as fickle, playful, and perverse. The graduands always wear the academic dress that they were entitled to before graduating: for example, most students becoming Bachelors of Arts wear undergraduate gowns. In epic poetry, he is less often invoked, but he does appear in Virgil's Aeneid changed into the shape of Ascanius inspiring Dido's love. (In practice the head of the a college, often that of the graduands themselves, always deputises for the Vice-Chancellor.) The graduation is by the Trinitarian Formula, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (original Greek εις το ονομα του πατρος και του υιου και του αγίου πνεύματος, eis to onoma tou patros kai tou huiou kai tou hagiou pneumatos), otherwise it may be ommitted or replaced for religious or personal reaons.

Cupid figures prominently in ariel poetry, lyrics, and, of course, Elegiac love and metamorphic poetry. Next, the graduands come forward in groups of four and kneel before the Vice-Chancellor, who wears a special graduation cape, place their hands within his (a relic of the mediaeval pledge of fealty), and are told in Latin that they are admitted to their degrees. He is also shown wearing a helmet and carrying a buckler (perhaps in reference to Virgil's Omnia vincit amor or as political satire on wars for love or love as war). First an official will propose (in Latin) that the graduands be admitted to the relevant degree; a vote is then taken, although in practice only one vote will be cast, and that in favour. He is often depicted with his mother (in graphic arts, this is nearly always Venus), playing a horn. At the University of Cambridge, however, each graduation is a separate act of the university's governing body, the Regent House, and must be voted on as with any other act. On gems and other surviving pieces, he is usually shown amusing himself with childhood play, sometimes driving a hoop, throwing darts, catching a butterfly, or flirting with a nymph. The Latin section of the ceremony may include a rendition of an anthem, sometimes called the unofficial anthem of all universities, the De Brevitate Vitae, also known as The Gaudeamus.

The traditional Christian depiction of a cherub is based on him. Some of the older universities may hold their graduation ceremonies in Latin, whilst member institutions of the University of Wales hold their graduation ceremonies almost entirely in the Welsh language, even though barely any students understand either of these languages. In painting and sculpture, Cupid is portrayed as a nude winged boy armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows. There are some exceptions to this rule; for example serving members of the armed forces may wear their military uniform. Some of the cults of Cupid suggested that Cupid (as son of Night and Hell, perhaps) mated with Chaos to produce men and gods alike, so the gods were the offspring of love. Graduands usually wear the academic regalia of the degree they are receiving. Additionally, his power was supposed even greater than his mother's, since he had dominion over the dead in Hades, Olympus. When their names are called, the graduands walk across the stage to shake hands with a senior official, often the university's nominal Chancellor or the more important vice-chancellor, and receive their degree certificate.

Cupid's cult was closely associated with Venus', and he was worshipped as seriously as she. After this, an official reads out the names of the graduands one by one, organised by class of degree or by subject. The other is a son of Nyx and Erebus, and he is known for riotous debauchery. However Pomp and Circumstance is not played, since this is a patriotic hymn. He is a lively youth who delights in pranks and spreading love. This procession is accompanied by music, and a ceremonial mace is often carried. One is the son of Jupiter (Zeus) and Venus. Many university graduation ceremonies in the United Kingdom begin with a procession of academics, wearing academic regalia.

Throughout ancient mythological writing, there appear to be either two Cupids or two sides to the figure of Cupid. Most recently, especially in prestigious institutions, the trend has been to find a celebrity (often one with no apparent connection to the specific institution or education in general) or a politician. Plato mentions two of these, and Hesiod's Theogony, the most ancient Greek theoography, says that Cupid was created coevally with Chaos and the earth. Ultimately, the speech is ceremonial, with attempts of humor and little wisdom or insight. Cicero provides three different lineages: son of Mercury (Hermes) and Diana (Artemis), son of Mercury and Venus (Aphrodite), and son of Mars (Ares in Greek mythology) and Venus. Common themes of the graduation speech include wishing the graduates well in the "real world," cautioning that the world of academe is a special place where they were taught to think (a common variation contradicts this view). There are differing stories about his parentage. A graduation speech, in the U.S., is a public speech given by a student or alumnus of a university or university college to a graduating class and their guests.

. President, on behalf of the faculty of Letters and Science, I hereby declare that these candidates have met all the requirements for the degree of...and request that such degree be conferred upon them." "Under the authority vested in me by the State of Iowa and the Trustees of Podunk College, I hereby confer upon these candidates the degree of...". He is also called Amor, Latin for love. Typically, this is accomplished by a pair of short set speeches by a senior academic official and a senior institutional official: "Mr. He is equated with the Greek God Eros and one of his Latin names is Eros. At most colleges and universities in the US, the faculty technically will recommend that each candidate be given a degree, which is then formally conferred by the President or other institutional official. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of erotic love. At the high school level this allows teachers to withhold diplomas from students who are unruly during the ceremony, and at the college level this allows students who need an extra quarter or semester to participate in the official ceremony with their classmates.

It is very common for graduates not to receive their actual diploma at the ceremony but instead a certificate indicating that they participated in the ceremony or a booklet to hold the diploma in. Each of them is given a diploma by an academic administrator or official such as the dean. The giving of diplomas is usually the longest portion of the ceremony: One by one the graduates come forward as their names and major/minor announced. In United States colleges and universities the speakers will include the salutatorian, an alumnus of the institution, possibly a famous speaker not associated with the institution, and the valedictorian.

1. The march is often set to music, usually Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. Graduation ceremonies in the United States are often orchestrated procedures involving a march of students onto the stage, the reading of speeches, the giving of diplomas, and an official moment when the students are declared graduated, also called the commencement exercise. .

Many colleges have different traditions associated with the graduation ceremony, the best-known probably being throwing mortarboards in the air. In the United States, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. The date of event is often called degree day. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony.