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| Cupid and Psyche |
The Captive Woman
The story is set up, telling us about Lucius, who got turned into a donkey, and the old woman at the robbers' camp. Later that night, the robbers come back with a girl. Lucius (the donkey) figured she's from a well-to-do family. The girl suddenly starts wailing and crying and the woman gets some sense into her.
Her Dream
The girl explains that she was taken on the eve of her wedding (from my understanding... it might be the day of her wedding). She was supposed to marry a cousin she's very close to (which seems a bit weird to me, but this was older times). She explained that she woke up abruptly because she dreamed that one of the thieves killed her would-be-husband. And the old lady begins her story
Psyche's Beauty
A king and queen has three daughters, with the youngest being so beautiful the people believed she was Venus herself. Word spread of her beauty, and people traveled from all over to see her. Venus got mad and asked Cupid, her son, to make Psyche miserable. From what I've read (both this class and not), gods and goddesses are very petty and get mad so easily.
The Oracle of Apollo
Since Psyche is so beautiful, no one wants to marry her. Her father goes to Apollo's temple asking for help, but is faced with a dreadful prophecy. It's not her fault she's too pretty for her own good.
The Magical Palace
Psyche walks into this regal looking place, and a bodiless voice invites her to rest and bathe. Personally, I would never trust a voice that came out of nowhere, especially knowing (or maybe not) that you're so pretty a goddess is mad at you.
The Mysterious Husband
A mysterious person suddenly appears to be Psyche's husband... someone who comes in the night and vanishes as morning approaches. That's a bit weird.
The Jealousy of Psyche's Sisters
The characters are very fickle. First they're sad that they thought their sister had died, and once she sees how wealthy Psyche's husband is, they get jealous and unhappy, planning to punish her for her "arrogance".
Psyche's Husband Warns Her
Psyche is not only to pretty for her own good, but also too naive. Even though her mysterious husband has warned her again, she will not listen, and that's going to end badly.
Fear and Doubt
Again, Psyche is way too naive and vulnerable. I understand that they are her sisters, but shouldn't the blade they carry at least show that they're not nice people anymore, but riddled with jealousy?
Psyche's Husband Revealed
Turns out her mystery husband is Psyche. He ended up making Psyche his wife, although from reading it, I don't think he meant to. Psyche also accidentally pricked her finger with one of Cupid's arrow, making her fall even more in love with him.
Psyche's Despair
I didn't realize innocent and naive Psyche could act on her revenge quite like this, also the lie was quite smart and was sure to get her sisters to jump off a cliff.
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