Cupid and Psyche Mythology Metamorphoses
· Psyche is the daughter of a unnamed king and queen
· She was very beautiful, and was compared to Venus, the love goddess
· Venus was angry and sent her son, Cupid, to enact her revenge
· Cupid falls in love with Psyche
· Cupid takes Psych to his house and makes her his wife
· Cupid forbids Psych from looking at him
· Psych is told by her sisters that her lover is an evil serpent
· Psych plans to kill Cupid, but once she sees him, is stuck by his beauty
· Cupid wakes up and flies away
· Psych roams around in search of Cupid
· She realizes that she must serve Venus, in order to find Cupid again
· Psyche performs four very difficult tasks for Venus, with the help of other gods
· On her last task, Cupid appears and saves Psych from never-ending sleep
· Cupid and Psyche are reunited, in love, and they get married
· This love story is the basis by which many tales of forbidden love are formed. Also, Cupid and Psyche may be referenced when speaking of great love.
· Psyche is the daughter of a unnamed king and queen
· She was very beautiful, and was compared to Venus, the love goddess
· Venus was angry and sent her son, Cupid, to enact her revenge
· Cupid falls in love with Psyche
· Cupid takes Psych to his house and makes her his wife
· Cupid forbids Psych from looking at him
· Psych is told by her sisters that her lover is an evil serpent
· Psych plans to kill Cupid, but once she sees him, is stuck by his beauty
· Cupid wakes up and flies away
· Psych roams around in search of Cupid
· She realizes that she must serve Venus, in order to find Cupid again
· Psyche performs four very difficult tasks for Venus, with the help of other gods
· On her last task, Cupid appears and saves Psych from never-ending sleep
· Cupid and Psyche are reunited, in love, and they get married
· This love story is the basis by which many tales of forbidden love are formed. Also, Cupid and Psyche may be referenced when speaking of great love.