Cupid and Psyche

The myth of Psyche and Eros has many variants and one cannot pick out the true form of the story. The myth begins with Psyche, the most beautiful woman in the Grecian kingdom. Many men were entranced by Psyche’s beauty and would do anything to see her. This made Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, jealous. Aphrodite sent her son Eros, also known as Cupid, down to Earth to ensure that all men would not desire Psyche. Some variations of the story say that he saw her beauty and felt remorse for what…

and the lifeless maidens, too. The allegory suggests that industries corrupt the innocent nature and girls, as well as taking the maidens’ humanity as they work as slaves in the factories. Cupid shows no interest in the maiden's’ well-being and justifies the horrid conditions that they work in. Although Cupid is cheerful and proud of the paper mill, he shows no…

bull was Io, who was a beautiful maiden). Because Venus and her sidekick Cupid are so mischievous, they, by complete accident, get Cupid in love with the princess Psyche. The daily life of the Greek gods is not much different from the everyday life of the humans. For example, the goddess Diana bathes in a clear fountain which is in a grove sacred to her after she had exercised herself. After coming home to a grand palace, Cupid goes to bed and falls asleep. Blissfully, Apollo has a grand time…

made Athena, Aphrodite and Hera fight over the apple. This shows that like humans, gods show pettiness when they don’t get their way, are left out of events or not considered. A second example is when the god Aphrodite was jealous of a mortal named Psyche because of her beauty. It was said that she was the most beautiful mortal living in…

What is love? Love is an abstract concept with many different meanings and definitions which can range from dear friend to passionate lover. Many psychologists have 6 or more categories for love; however the Greeks define love into four different categories such as Eros, Storge, Agape, and Philia. Each with a different meaning, signifying different types of love that can be felt. We have experienced at least three of the four types in our life and may experience all four in our lifetime. Not…

After being given their sentence, “Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20). It is difficult not to connote the etymology of Eve’s name (meaning “Living”) with God’s condemnation, as the title suggests she is responsible for what has become of living after God’s punishment. Although, as Paul wrote in Romans 5:12, “it was by one man that sin came into the world”, meaning the responsibility of having been cast out of Eden is a shared one. However,…

She was malicious as well, in the story of, “Aphrodite and Psyche” Aphrodite wanted Eros to make Psyche love the ugliest women in the world which is alike to how she was forced to marry Hephaestus, a god known for being deformed and unsightly. Aphrodite was a jealous goddess and didn’t want any mortal to be more beautiful than her. For an example, she was jealous of Psyche when mortals refused to follow Aphrodite and instead followed Psyche because of her beauty. She used her powers to…

Have Faces is the tale of Cupid and Psyche retold through Psyche’s sister, Orual’s perspective. Unlike the envy, malevolent sister in the original myth, Orual’s abusive manners are driven by her “love”. Through the destructive impact of Orual’s love, Lewis delivers his message that possessive…

If there is one thing that is universally known and understood, it is love. Love can be that rush of euphoria when someone comes around the corner, or it can be the deep connection one feels for the ones that have been around them nearly their whole life. But overarchingly, love is known as the reason to live. Many books and movies implement love into their texts, as it enhances the book’s plot and hold peoples’ attention. However, books rarely show different contrasting types of love, like…

Achilles Son of King Peleus and Thetis Fated to die in Troy Champion of the Greeks He refused to fight in the Trojan War at first He had incredibly strong armor He fought for Helen as well as for half of Troy’s treasurers His friend, Patroclus, went to war and died fighting Hector He went to war to avenge his beloved friend that he had lost Killed Hector and tortured him even after death until he was satisfied with vengeance Killed Memnon in combat, it was his last battle He was supposed to be…