Psyche, unlike Cupid, is a mere mortal yet she is so divine Venus herself feels threatened by her. Psyche is the youngest of three daughters of a king. Everywhere men would gaze upon her beauty and wonder and worship but then pass on to marry someone else. One day Venus had had enough, she called upon her son, the god of love, Cupid to strike Psyche with one of his arrows and make her fall in madly in love with something of horror. But even the god of love could himself seemed to be hit with one of his own arrows when his eyes fell on Psyche. He could not follow through with his mother’s plan nor could he not tell her what he did either.
Unfortunately, Psyche did not fall in love at all. Both of her sisters happily married, yet Psyche just grew sad. This started to upset her father and so he set out to ask Apollo for advice. Her father was told to set her on the summit of a rocky hill and left alone. Psyche was carried to her death and sat on the hilltop in the darkness, waiting for the terror. When there she felt a soft sweet air come through the stillness and the breathing Zephyr lifted her up. She felt herself floating away from the hilltop and the gentle wind laid her down in a grassy field where she fell asleep. She awoke at a river side to see a place built for a god. No one was to be seen. All she could hear were voices that helped her every need.
Marriage for Psyche was completely lonely during the day with only the sound of the voices. At night her husband would be with her. Psyche knew by the sound of his voice and feeling him beside her that he was not a monster, and she was happy. Her sisters however were jealous of the way Psyche lived and convinced her to betray her husband they suggested that when he sleeps at night she should look at him. Psyche determined to find out what her husband looked like, waited till he was asleep and lit a lamp to see his face. This is when Psyche saw sleeping Cupid and felt so bad for not trusting him.
Unfortunately, Psyche did not fall in love at all. Both of her sisters happily married, yet Psyche just grew sad. This started to upset her father and so he set out to ask Apollo for advice. Her father was told to set her on the summit of a rocky hill and left alone. Psyche was carried to her death and sat on the hilltop in the darkness, waiting for the terror. When there she felt a soft sweet air come through the stillness and the breathing Zephyr lifted her up. She felt herself floating away from the hilltop and the gentle wind laid her down in a grassy field where she fell asleep. She awoke at a river side to see a place built for a god. No one was to be seen. All she could hear were voices that helped her every need.
Marriage for Psyche was completely lonely during the day with only the sound of the voices. At night her husband would be with her. Psyche knew by the sound of his voice and feeling him beside her that he was not a monster, and she was happy. Her sisters however were jealous of the way Psyche lived and convinced her to betray her husband they suggested that when he sleeps at night she should look at him. Psyche determined to find out what her husband looked like, waited till he was asleep and lit a lamp to see his face. This is when Psyche saw sleeping Cupid and felt so bad for not trusting him.
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