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Cupid & Psyche
Many wonder where did Cupid come from and why is he
associated with Valentine's Day. Cupid has long played a role in the celebrations of love and
lovers. He is known as a mischievous, winged child, whose arrows who would
pierce the hearts of his victims causing them to fall deeply in love. In
ancient Greece he was known as Eros the
 young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of
love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother Venus One legend tells the story of Cupid and the mortal maiden,
Psyche. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish
the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his
wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. Psyche was happy until
her sisters convinced her to look at Cupid. Cupid punished her by departing.
Their lovely castle and gardens vanished with him and Psyche found herself
alone in an open field
As she wandered to find her love, she came upon the temple
of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of
tasks, each harder and dangerous than the last. For her last task Psyche was
given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get
some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box.
During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers
of the realm of the dead. And also warned not to open the box. Temptation would
overcome Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she
found deadly slumber
Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the
sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did
Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess. Words:
Their story is the story of Soul's (Psyche) looking for Love (Cupid). Internal Story, isn't it? Do you want to know more about the legend? here! ...about the sculpture? here! What other love-stories do you know? Share! | |
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