Cupid and Psyche (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 700
- Type of Work: Fable
- Type of Plot: Mythic
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Setting: Greece
- Principal Characters: Psyche, Cupid, Venus
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable, Mythological literature
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Love or romance, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Gods or goddesses, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Oracles
- Locales: Greece, ancient
The Story:
Psyche, daughter of a Greek king, was as beautiful as Venus and sought after by many princes. Her father, seeking to know what fate the gods might have in store for her, sent some of his men to Apollo’s oracle to learn the answer. To the king’s horror, the oracle replied that Psyche was to become the mate of a hideous monster, and the king was ordered to leave his daughter to her fate upon a mountaintop, to prevent the destruction of his people. Clad in bridal dress, Psyche was led to a rocky summit and left there alone. The sad and weary young woman soon fell...
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