What does the imagery in these lines convey about cupid's character? he is an augur and a priest, and his soul will melt in prayer, but word and wisdom is a snare; corrupted by the present toy he follows joy, and only joy. cupid has many talents. cupid delights in deception. cupid is compassionate toward others. cupid is deeply religious.

Cupid delights in deception.

The last line especially shows how much enjoyment Cupid gets from tricking people. It shows that the most important thing to him is "joy, and only joy". You can tell that this joy comes from his playing tricks because of the line "But word and wisdom is a snare". A snare is a trap, which shows that he uses his intelligence and words to create traps that give him joy.