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    Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, was displeased by the attention men gave to the mortal Psyche and commanded Cupid to make her fall in love with a hideous beast. However, Cupid accidentally wounded himself with his own arrow and fell in love with Psyche. They lived happily together until Psyche's curiosity got the better of her and she betrayed Cupid's trust, causing him to flee. Psyche then faced impossible tasks from Venus but completed them all with Cupid's secret help. In the end, Zeus granted Psyche immortality and allowed her to marry Cupid, as their love had overcome the challenges set against it.

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    Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, was displeased by the attention men gave to the mortal Psyche and commanded Cupid to make her fall in love with a hideous beast. However, Cupid accidentally wounded himself with his own arrow and fell in love with Psyche. They lived happily together until Psyche's curiosity got the better of her and she betrayed Cupid's trust, causing him to flee. Psyche then faced impossible tasks from Venus but completed them all with Cupid's secret help. In the end, Zeus granted Psyche immortality and allowed her to marry Cupid, as their love had overcome the challenges set against it.

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    Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, was displeased by the attention men gave to the mortal Psyche and commanded Cupid to make her fall in love with a hideous beast. However, Cupid accidentally wounded himself with his own arrow and fell in love with Psyche. They lived happily together until Psyche's curiosity got the better of her and she betrayed Cupid's trust, causing him to flee. Psyche then faced impossible tasks from Venus but completed them all with Cupid's secret help. In the end, Zeus granted Psyche immortality and allowed her to marry Cupid, as their love had overcome the challenges set against it.

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    Cupid and Psyche: A Summary

    The story of Cupid and Psyche, which was written by Lucius Apuleius, is a narrative
    about the love that stood out despite challenges. This great love started from the hatred of Venus,
    the goddess of love and beauty, to the beautiful mortal named Psyche. The goddess was
    displeased by the lack of attention she received from men who put more homage on the beauty of
    the mortal.

    Displeased at the situation, Venus commanded her son Cupid, the god of love, to make
    Psyche fall in love with a hideous beast. Yet, he wounded himself with the arrow and thence did
    the otherwise. He vowed to take the mortal as his wife as a result.

    From then onwards, Psyche and Cupid, in their castle at the mountains, lived happily by
    showing their love for each other. But Psyche, as curious as she was, fell on the trap of her
    cunning sisters to see the face of her lover despite the act being forbidden. By the lamp on her
    hands, she saw the most handsome winged creature yet failed to keep the trust.

    Cupid fled away at that night in order to heal. Desperate as she was, Psyche went to
    Venus to seek for the presence of her lover, but ended up being mocked and challenged. From
    there, she was ordered to fulfill impossible tasks that included the sorting and putting of different
    grains into parcels, picking up the golden fleeces, and filling in the box with the beauty of
    Proserpine—all of which she succeeded through the help of Cupid.

    By the authority of Zeus, Psyche was raised into immortality and married with Cupid. For
    the love (Cupid) and soul (Psyche) met each other in difficult times, their bond will no longer be
    broken nor will it be impaired.

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