How Does Psyche Show Courage

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At the beginning of the story, Psyche struggle with the lost of Eros. Eros got sick and tired of her not trusting him when he disobeyed his mother for her. “ That was the beginning of the road of trouble Psyche had to follow. She wandered day and night, without food or rest in search of Eros.” He thinks Psyche isn’t trustable, so she is struggling to win him back. Psyche tires to follow her love. In the middle of the story, Psyche preserve through the challenges given to her. Aphrodite had her separate and enormous quantity of grain putting them in the same kind of pile, so Aphrodite can feed her pigeons. Then another challenge was given, “Psyche once more obeyed, but this was a test of her life as well as her endurance.” At this point,

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