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Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
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What happens after?
This task is impossible for one person alone, but ants pity Psyche and sort the seeds for her. Shocked, Venus
then orders Psyche 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 because
the rocks are so dangerous. This time, an eagle helps her and fills the flask.), but the fourth task is to go into
the underworld and ask Proserpina for a portion of her beauty. Assisted by the other agents again, she
achieves the task, but returning from the underworld, she is overcome by a fatal curiosity and peeks into the
chest reserved for Venus. She falls unconscious, but Cupid awakens her and introduces her as a bride among
the immortals. Venus is reconciled to the new resident of Mount Olympus, and the birth of their child
"Pleasure" or "Hedone" seals the bond.
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