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Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
A stunningly beautiful girl, Psyche, is born after two older sisters. People throughout
the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about the goddess Venus. Venus
becomes angry that her temples are falling to ruin, so she plots to ruin Psyche. She
instructs her son, Cupid, to pierce the girl with an arrow and make her fall in love with
the most vile, hideous man alive. But when Cupid sees Psyche in her radiant glory, he
shoots himself with the arrow instead.
Lea Tisado
Meanwhile, Psyche and her family become worried that she will never find a
husband, for although men admire her beauty, they always seem content to marry
someone else. Psyche’s father prays to Apollo for help, and Apollo instructs her to
go to the top of a hill where she will marry not a man but a serpent. Psyche bravely
follows the instructions and fall asleep on the hill. When she wakes up, she
discovers a stunning mansion. Going inside, she relaxes and enjoys fine food and
luxurious treatment. At night, in the dark, she meets and fall in love with her
husband.
Christopher Mamaril
She lives happily with him, never seeing him, until one day he tells her that
her sisters have been crying for her. She begs to see them, but her husband replies
that it would not be wise to do so. Psyche insists that they visit, and when they do,
they become extremely jealous of Psyche’s beautiful mansion and lush quarters.
They deduce that Psyche has never seen her husband, and they convince her that
she must sneak a look. Confused and conflicted, Psyche turns on a lamp one night
as her husband lies next to her.
Mika Rendon
When she sees the beautiful Cupid asleep on her bed, she weeps for her lack of
faith. Cupid awakens and deserted her becaues Love cannot live where there is no
trust. Cupid returns to his mother, Venus, who again decides to enact revenge on
the beautiful girl.
Nerissa Carbonel
Finally, Venus commands her to retrieve a golden fleece from the river. She
almost drowns herself in the river because of her sorrow, but a reed speaks to her
and suggests that she collect the golden pieces of fleece from the thorny briar that
catches it. Psyche follows these instructions and returns a sizable quantity to
Venus.
Camille Rubis
The amazed goddess, still at it, now orders Psyche to fill a flask from the
mouth of the River Styx. When Psyche reaches the head of the river, she realizes
that this task seems impossible beacause the rocks are so dangerous. This time, an
eagle helps her and fills the flask. Venus still does not give in. She challenges
Psyche to go into the underworld and have Persephone put some of her beauty in a
box. Miraculously, Psyche succeeds.
Ronalyn Tablang
On her way toward giving the box to Venus, she becomes curious, opens the
box, and instanly falls asleep. Meanwhile, Cupid looks for Psyche and finds her
sleeping. He awakens her, puts the sleeping spell back in the box, and takes her to
Zeus to request her immortality. Zeus grants the request and makes Psyche an
immortal goddess. She and Cupid are married. Venus now supports the marriage
because her son has married a goddess --- and because Psyche will no longer
distract the men on earth from Venus.
Jonabelle Antolin
Cupid and Psyche
A stunningly beautiful girl, Psyche, is born after two older sisters. People throughout
the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about the goddess Venus. Venus
becomes angry that her temples are falling to ruin, so she plots to ruin Psyche. She
instructs her son, Cupid, to pierce the girl with an arrow and make her fall in love with
the most vile, hideous man alive. But when Cupid sees Psyche in her radiant glory, he
shoots himself with the arrow instead.
Meanwhile, Psyche and her family become worried that she will never find a
husband, for although men admire her beauty, they always seem content to marry
someone else. Psyche’s father prays to Apollo for help, and Apollo instructs her to
go to the top of a hill where she will marry not a man but a serpent. Psyche bravely
follows the instructions and fall asleep on the hill. When she wakes up, she
discovers a stunning mansion. Going inside, she relaxes and enjoys fine food and
luxurious treatment. At night, in the dark, she meets and fall in love with her
husband.
She lives happily with him, never seeing him, until one day he tells her that
her sisters have been crying for her. She begs to see them, but her husband replies
that it would not be wise to do so. Psyche insists that they visit, and when they do,
they become extremely jealous of Psyche’s beautiful mansion and lush quarters.
They deduce that Psyche has never seen her husband, and they convince her that
she must sneak a look. Confused and conflicted, Psyche turns on a lamp one night
as her husband lies next to her.
When she sees the beautiful Cupid asleep on her bed, she weeps for her lack of
faith. Cupid awakens and desertd her because Love cannot live where there is no
trust. Cupid returns to his mother, Venus, who again decides to enact revenge on
the beautiful girl.
Psyche, meanwhile, journeys all over the land to find Cupid. She decides to go
to Venus herself in a plea for love and forgiveness, and when she finally sees
Venus, the great goddess laughs aloud. Venus shows her a heap of seeds and tells
her that she must sort them all in one night’s time if she wants to see Cupid again.
This task is impossible for one person alone, but ants pity Psyche and sort the
seeds for her. Shocked, Venus then orders Psyhe to sleep on the cold ground and
eat only a piece of bread for dinner. But Psyche survives the night easily. Finally,
Venus commands her to retrieve a golden fleece from the river. She almost drowns
herself in the river because of her sorrow, but a reed speaks to her and suggests
that she collect the golden pieces of fleece from the thorny briar that catches it.
Psyche follows these instructions and returns a sizable quantity to Venus.The
amazed goddess, still at it, now orders Psyche to fill a flask from the mouth of the
River Styx. When Psyche reaches the head of the river, she realizes that this task
seems impossible beacause the rocks are so dangerous. This time, an eagle helps
her and fills the flask. Venus still does not give in. She challenges Psyche to go
into the underworld and have Persephone put some of her beauty in a box.
Miraculously, Psyche succeeds.
On her way toward giving the box to Venus, she becomes curious, opens the
box, and instanly falls asleep. Meanwhile, Cupid looks for Psyche and finds her
sleeping. He awakens her, puts the sleeping spell back in the box, and takes her to
Zeus to request her immortality. Zeus grants the request and makes Psyche an
immortal goddess. She and Cupid are married. Venus now supports the marriage
because her son has married a goddess --- and because Psyche will no longer
distract the men on earth from Venus.
Cupid at Psyche
Nang makita niyang si Cupid ang natutulog sa kaniyang tabi, binalot siya ng
kahihiyan dahil sa hindi niya pagtitiwala sa kaniyang kapalaran. Nagising si Cupid at
sinabi kay Psyche na hindi mabubuhay ang pag-ibig kung walang tiwala. Pagkatapos,
umuwi si Cupid sa kaniyang ina na mas naging pursigido na ipakita kay Psyche kung
paano maghiganti ang isang Diyosa.
Sa kaniyang paglalakbay upang ibigay kay Venus ang isang kahon, nagkainteres
siyang buksan ito at pagbukas niya bigla na lamang siyang dinalaw ng antok at
tuluyan na nga itong nakatulog. Hinahanap ni Cupid si Psyche at natagpuan niya
itong natutulog ginising niya ito, ibinalik ang mahika ng pampatulog sa kahon, at
dinala niya si Psyche kay Zeus upang hilingin ang pagiging isang imortal.
Pinahintulutan ito ni Zeus at ginawang imortal na diyosa si Psyche. Pagkatapos ay
ikinasal si Psyche at Cupid. At sinuportahan na ni Venus ang kanilang pagmamahalan
dahil ang kaniyang anak ay ikinasal sa isang diyosa, at dahil na rin doon hindi na
muling makagagambala si Psyche sa pagsamba ng tao kay Venus.