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Cupid and Psyche

CUPID Son of Venus (goddess of love and beauty) Sent by his mother to make Psyche fall in love with a monster Cupid fell in love with Psyche when he saw her beauty

Psyche Sister of Venus Wife of Cupid Goddess of the soul Depicted in ancient mosaics as a butterfly winged Goddess

Myth Venus sends Cupid, out of jealousy , to shoot an ugly beast with an arrow of affection towards Psyche. Parents visited an oracle Pysche was banished to the top of a mountain “The man in the shadows” would appear at night to her as her husband Sisters visited Their jealousy of Psyche grew more and more Find out who her secret lover was while he was sleeping That night she used a candle and found out her lover was cupid & he fled

Archetypes Divine Interdiction The Shadow The Castle Cupid not revealing himself The Shadow Cupid coming in the night The Castle Psyche after banishement

Greek Culture Destiny always prevails Jealousy can lead to unintended permanent actions Love conquers all

Works Cited Grant, Michael. "The Invisible Lover." Myths of the Greeks and Romans. I ed. Vol. 16. Cleveland: World Pub., 1962. 408. Print. "Home | Company.wizards.com." Web. 8 Apr. 2015. http://archive.wizards.com/ "Myths and Legends - The Tale of Cupid and Psyche." Web. 8 Apr. 2015. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/mythslegends_4.htm "THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods ..." Web. 8 Apr. 2015. http://www.theoi.com/