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    Cupid and

    Psyche
    Greek and Roman Mythology

    by Francois Gerard
    (1770-1837)
    • There was once a king
    who had three
    daughters, but the
    youngest, Psyche,
    excelled her sisters.
    • As word spread of
    Psyche’s beauty,
    worship of the actual
    goddess was neglected
    and Venus got mightily
    pissed.

    Psyche by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1892.


    • Venus summoned her winged son [Cupid] and
    implored him to make Psyche fall in love with “the
    vilest and most despicable creature.” (p.96)
    • Unfortunately for
    Aphrodite, Cupid found
    Psyche just as lovely as
    everyone else. He
    himself fell in love with
    Psyche.
    Psyche’s Parents Offering Sacrifice to Apollo
    by Luca Giordano, 1692-1702.

    • Cupid begged Apollo to help him, giving an oracle


    to let Psyche’s family bring her to the summit of a
    rocky hill, saying that “her destined husband, a
    fearful winged serpent, stronger than the gods
    themselves, would come to her and make her his
    wife.” (P. 97)
    • Cupid gave Psyche servants, a
    mansion to live in, and all the
    gifts; however, he bid Psyche
    not to steal a glance at him.

    Psyche Served by Invisible Spirits


    by Luca Giordano, 1692-1702.
    • Cupid himself always appeared at
    night and left before sunrise.
    • Without seeing her husband, Psyche
    knew that he was not a monster but a
    lover she longed for.

    Cupid and Psyche


    by Jaques-Louis David, 1817.
    • It was not until Psyche’s
    sisters visited that she
    was persuaded her to
    Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts From Eros
    take a look of Cupid. by Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1753.
    • Psyche gazed at the
    sleeping Cupid.
    • The unsteady hands
    made “some hot oil
    fall from the lamp
    upon Cupid’s
    shoulder,” making
    him awake.
    • Cupid left as he said
    “love cannot live
    where there is no
    trust.” (P. 100)
    Cupid and Psyche
    Jean-Baptiste Regnault
    Psyche at the Throne of Aphrodite
    by Edward Hale, 1883.

    • Psyche found Cupid no where so


    she went to Venus for help.
    • Venus hated Psyche, thereby she
    gave Psyche difficult tasks.
    All the tasks Psyche had
    were helped by others
    • Task 1: sorted seeds, wheat and poppy and
    millet and so on. (Helped by ants)
    • Task 2: fetched some shinning wool from
    sheep with fleeces of gold. (Helped by reed)
    • Task 3: get the black water from the waterfall
    of river Styx. (Helped by an eagle)
    Venus Punishing Psyche with a Task
    by Luca Giordano, 1692-1702.
    The last task
    • Put some of Proserpine’s
    beauty into a box.
    • Curiosity drove Psyche to
    open the box.
    • However, there was nothing in the box but
    “a deadly languor.” (P. 104)
    • It took possession of her and Psyche fell
    into a heavy sleep.
    • “Cupid was healed of his wound” and
    found Psyche. (P. 104)
    • Cupid woke Psyche with a prick from one
    of his arrows.
    • Cupid pleaded Jupiter
    to make Psyche his wife
    and immortal.
    • Jupiter: “Even though
    you have done me great
    harm in the past –
    seriously injured my good
    name and my dignity by
    making me change
    myself into a bull and a
    swan and so on….
    Cupid Pleads with Jupiter
    However, I cannot refuse by Raphael, 1517-18.
    you.” (P. 104)
    • The assemblage of gods
    consent Cupid and
    Psyche’s marriage.
    Venus found it “ok” as
    well since Psyche “could
    not be much on the
    earth to turn men’s
    heads and interfere
    with her own worship”
    (P. 104)
    “So all came to a most
    happy end. Love and soul
    (for this is what Psyche
    means) had sought and,
    after some trials, found
    each other; and that union
    could never be broken.”
    (P. 104)
    The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche by Pompeo Batoni, 1756
    Q&A
    • Cupid and Psyche’s story is a very romantic
    one. From the story we learn that it is a
    difficult matter to keep “Love” imprisoned.
    Please describe the moment you find the
    most romantic. ^^
    • Compare and contrast stories of love from
    western and eastern culture, what do you
    find? Is there any specific feature in love story
    for either culture?

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