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Cupid AndPysche

Oracle of Apollo

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Venus HouseMansion

Under World

Mt. OlympusPsyches 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.

Oracle of Apollo

Hill

Venus HouseMansion

Under WorldMt. Olympus

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 couldnt 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 cant 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 mothers 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 LoveDon't break the trust of those you love; for it is harder still to earn back.THEME