Cupid is one of Santa Claus' reindeer, originally named in the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas. He is named after Cupid, the god of love as depicted in Roman mythology.
It's Cupid! The name of both the Christmas reindeer and the Valentine fairy!
All eight reindeer were named, the first six being Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and the final two "Dunder" and "Blixem" (meaning thunder and lightning in colloquial New York Dutch).
Introducing the most famous reindeer, Rudolph! The "Red Nosed" reindeer, who is probably everyone's favorite.
Before we get into naming all of them, let's get one thing straight—Santa has a total of nine reindeer pulling his sleigh. The legendary names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and (drum roll) Rudolph.
Dasher#1. Dasher is the eldest of Santa's reindeer, respected by all the other reindeer and is the leader of the reindeer pack. When Santa takes a flight Dasher calls the directions and everyone follows.
Rudolph is the youngest and most famous of all the reindeer, universally celebrated for his heroics in the storm of 1939.
The oldest video elf we work with is over 4000 years old and his name is Kringle. The youngest video elf is Buttercup just coming in over 700 years old. Despite their ages they are very healthy and active. DO THEY SLEEP A DAY?
In the Rankin/Bass holiday special, his father is Donner and his mother is a tan doe named Mrs. Donner. In the GoodTimes retelling, Rudolph's father is Blitzen, and his mother is Mitzi.
Surprise! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and yes, even Rudolph, are ladies. The original eight — first introduced in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St.
So, how many reindeer does Santa have? Before we get into naming all of them, let's get one thing straight—Santa has a total of nine reindeer pulling his sleigh. The legendary names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and (drum roll) Rudolph.
When Rudolph arrived and tried to pass himself off as a reindeer, they quickly turned on him. Dasher, the alpha male, was the first to ostracize the diminutive newcomer. Dancer, Dasher's sniveling, servile lackey, hectored Rudolph with taunts and jibes.
Rudolph's sweetheart was named "Clarice" in honor of the bride-to-be of another close friend.
Ruby is the naughtiest reindeer in the entire North Pole. Just ask Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen... They know that Ruby is going to bring a whole sackful of mayhem this Christmas. But she just might deliver a few surprises as well.
The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around A.D. 280 in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St.
According to History.com, the monk who over time would evolve into Santa Claus was born in what is now modern-day Turkey in 280 A.D., making him a whopping 1,741 years old!
Santa has to cross many international boundaries – reindeer are relatively disease-free and that means Santa can cross international boundaries without restriction. Reindeer have many advantages over other domesticated livestock to make them the perfect choice for pulling Santa Claus's sleigh.
Mrs. Claus is much more tight-lipped about her age than Santa is. The last time she talked about it, she mentioned she stopped counting when she turned 170.
Cupid along with Blitzen are the only two of the four reindeer brothers (other two being Dasher and Comet) to be married and have children. Though unlike Blitzen, Cupid's wife is only seen briefly standing next to Arrow during The Christmas Eve Launch.
Bumble (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
' Rudolph got the best of his reindeer running mates, but the real villain in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was Bumble, the goofy Abominable Snowman! Not quite as terrifying as an adult, the sketchy yeti plays the role of the bad guy in this classic Christmas movie.
Sika, the 'forgotten reindeer' - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd.
We see here that Cupid is the least mentioned reindeer and that Dasher experienced a sudden spike on December 17th.
The first Elves to awaken were three pairs: Imin ("First") and his wife Iminyë, Tata ("Second") and Tatië, and Enel ("Third") and Enelyë. They walked through the forests, finding other pairs of Elves, who became their folk.