Cupid

And

Pysche

Psyche’s father goes to the

oracle to ask advice on how

to find her a good husband.

Apollo tells her father that she

must be “dressed in deepest

mourning, set on the summit

of a rocky hill, and to be left

alone, then a fearful winged

serpent will come and make

her his wife.”

The family brought Psyche to the

hill. She sat at on a high hilltop

waiting for something to happen;

but the gentle breathing of Zephyr

lifted her up and floated away

from the rocky hill to a grassy

meadow where she woke to find

a beautiful mansion, built for a

god.

At the mansion, little voices took

care of her by preparing her feast

and by playing music for her. That

night her husband came, however,

she couldn’t see his face. One

night he warned her that danger

was coming in the form of her

sisters and that they will come to

weep for her but she can’t let them

see her.

Psyche went to Venus’

house and offered herself as

her servant. Venus decided

to train her by making her do

different tasks. During the

tasks, Psyche always got

some form of help.

Take a box to the underworld

and ask Proserpine to fill it with

beauty.

Guide found in tower tells her

how to get to the Palace

successfully. . Psyche opens the

box and falls asleep. Cupid finds

her and pricks her with his arrow.

She awakens and he sends

Psyche back to his mother’s

house.

Cupid goes to Olympus and

asks Jupiter to have Venus

leave them alone. He agrees

and bestows marriage upon

them. He then grants Psyche

immortality and there is no

one on Earth to distract from

Venus’ beauty.

Textual Evidence :

When Psyche went to kill her husband , with the light

she realized how beautiful he was and that he was

not a monster. Some of the hot wax from the lamp fell

on him and woke him up. He ran away knowing her

unfaithfulness and she followed after him. He then

told her that he was Cupid the God of Love

Don't break the trust of those you love; for it is harder

still to earn back.