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In Roman mythology, Voluptas or Volupta, according to Apuleius, is the daughter born from the union of Cupid and Psyche. 〔Apuleius, ''The Golden Ass'', 6. 24 ff〕 She is often found in the company of the Gratiae, or Three Graces, and she is known as the goddess of "sensual pleasures", "voluptas" 〔 “huic verbo (voluptatis) omnes qui Latine sciunt, duas res subiciunt, laetitiam in animo, commotionem suavem iucunditatis in corpore: Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37 〕 meaning "pleasure" or "delight". 〔(Lewis & Short, "voluptas" )〕 〔Cicero, ''De natura deorum'', II. 23〕 〔Statius, ''Silvae'' 1. 3. 8〕 Some Roman authors〔Pliny the Elder, ''Letters'', VII. 20〕〔Pliny the Elder, ''Naturalis Historia'', III. 5〕〔Varro, ''De lingua Latina'', V. 164〕〔Macrobius, ''Saturnalia'', I. 10〕 mention a goddess named Volupia, who had a temple, the Sacellum Volupiae on the Via Nova by the Porta Romana, where sacrifices were offered to the Diva Angerona. The name appears to signify "willingness".〔Robert E. A. Palmer, ''The Archaic Community of the Romans,'' Cambridge University Press 1970 pp.171ff.〕 The corresponding goddess In Greek Mythology is Hedone. ==See also== * Eros and Psyche 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voluptas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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