He takes his time, morphing her fears into different sensations completely. Their adoration for the mortal woman is so all-consuming that citizens begin to shower her with the very gifts and offerings they once left at the alter of Venus, goddess of love and beauty. People travel from afar to a small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of. Her mate, however, is masterful in his dealings with his bride. People travel from afar to the small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of Princess Psyche. Buy a cheap copy of Soul in Darkness book by Wendy Higgins. She is terrified of this stranger, who the oracle described as a serpent. Psyche's punishment is to be given to a mysterious creature, who only comes to her in the dark of night, under a pact that she will never lay eyes on him. When his mother, Venus, approaches him about punishing the human girl who dares to steal her offerings and affections from the people, Cupid gladly accepts. He takes his time, morphing her fears into different sensations completely.

He uses love as a weapon, amusing himself with the weaknesses of people who are at the whim of their feelings. Cupid, the god of love, takes pleasure in causing strife and mischief in the lives of humans. Their adoration for the mortal woman is so all-consuming that citizens begin to shower her with the very gifts and offerings they once left at the altar of Venus, goddess of love and beauty. Jealous as they are of her good fortune, they convince Psyche that she’s indeed married a hideous monster, and she needs to see his face to be sure.People travel from afar to a small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of Princess Psyche. This holds true until Psyche’s sisters come to visit.

He has her taken to his palace, where Psyche spends her days alone, and spends her nights in the dark with Eros, who’s forbidden her to look at him in the light. Except there is no creature: there is only Eros, ready to do his mother’s bidding until he sees Psyche and falls deeply in love with her. Her father discovers that the only way to appease the gods is to tie his daughter up to a rock and let said creature carry her off. Psyches punishment is to be given to a mysterious creature who only comes to her in the dark of night under the pact that she will never lay eyes on him. This, uh, pisses off Aphrodite a whole lot, so much so that she orders her son to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous creature on earth as punishment. Psyche is a young woman so beautiful that her community believes her to be Aphrodite personified and, to her horror, begin to worship her instead.

So let’s talk Eros and Psyche retellings.įor those in need of a refresher, Eros (or Cupid, as the Romans named him) is the son of Aphrodite. Of all the Greek mythology tales, of which there are many, the story of Eros and Psyche is my favorite (yes, even over Eurydice and Orpheus, which puts my heart in my throat every time I reread it).

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