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    The story of Cupid and Psyche

    By Beth Lui, Sophie Haigh, Humaira Raja


    Summary
    A king and a queen give birth to 3 very beautiful girls, however their youngest daughter, Psyche,
    was extremely beautiful. She received loads of attention and people would go out their way to
    worship her. Venus , god of love, got jealous of her and ordered her son, Cupid to punish Psyche.
    As the three daughters grew up, they all got married apart from Psyche. She had no suitors even
    though she was incredibly attractive. This was because of Venus who stopped anyone from falling
    in love with Psyche. Psyche’s parents were desperate to know what to do so they ended up
    attending an oracle. The result of this is that they must be led in procession Psyche through the
    streets and thrown off a cliff.
    When this occurred, a zephyr carried her to a land of green grass and a luscious river flowing by
    her exhausted, tired body. She woke up and turned around to see a huge beautiful palace. As she
    walked inside she realised it was completely empty except for a huge dinner table filled with food
    she was invisibly served.

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    What happens after?
    She is joined in the evening by an unseen bridegroom in the nights. They fall in love, and one day her lover
    tells her that her sisters have been crying for her. Against her lover's wishes, she invites her plainer sisters to
    the palace, where their envy is excited, and they convince her that her bridegroom is a serpent who she must
    kill before she is eaten. Psyche is persuaded and that evening, she had a dagger in hand, and lights her lamp
    only to discover that the object of her plot was the adult god Cupid himself. Wakened by a drop of Oil from
    the lamp, he flies away because love cannot thrive where there is no trust. Pregnant, Psyche attempts suicide
    and when that fails, she asks Venus, Goddess of Love, for help. Venus, still jealous and vindictive, assigns her
    4 impossible tasks, The first three are taken care of with the help of agents( 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.

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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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    Quiz
    1. What was the name of the wind that
    carried Psyche?
    2. What action did worshippers do to
    show their love to Psyche?
    3. Which goddess didn’t like Psyche?
    4. What was the name of the child of
    Cupid and Psyche?
    5. Who helped her with the tasks?

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    6. What animal did her sisters say her
    groom was?
    7. Who did she ask for a portion of her
    beauty?
    8. What wakens Cupid from his sleep?
    9. What did Psyche attempt?
    10. What is the item Psyche has to collect
    from the river
    Answers
    1. Zephyr
    2. Fingers to mouth
    3. Venus
    4. Hedone or Pleasure
    5. Ants, a reed, eagle
    6. Serpent
    7. Proserpina
    8. A drop of oil
    9. Suicide
    10. A golden fleece

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