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Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche. Cupid. Psyche. Plot outline. Archetypes/themes. Cupid. Son of Aphrodite—goddess of Love and Beauty. Wings; Bow and Arrow—shoots arrows into lovers. Immortal like major gods. Falls in love with Psyche. Psyche. So beautiful people were praising her and ignoring Aphrodite.

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Cupid and Psyche

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  1. Cupid and Psyche • Cupid • Psyche • Plot outline • Archetypes/themes

  2. Cupid • Son of Aphrodite—goddess of Love and Beauty • Wings; Bow and Arrow—shoots arrows into lovers • Immortal like major gods • Falls in love with Psyche

  3. Psyche • So beautiful people were praising her and ignoring Aphrodite • Was punished by Aphrodite for her beauty • Betrayed Cupid’s trust • Did “penance” until Cupid forgave her

  4. Plot Outline • Aphrodite jealous of Psyche • Aphrodite/Venus sent Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with a hideous creature • Cupid falls in love with her instead • Psyche has admirers but no lovers (Cupid) • She was left on a summit to meet what was believed to be her doom • She was brought to a mansion with servants • Psyche’s husband, Cupid, visited her only at night

  5. Plot Outline—cont. • Psyche visits sisters—misses them • Cupid was leery—warned her not to look at him • Psyche’s sisters convince her that her husband is a monster/serpent • She fought with self—did she want assurance or not; trust issue. • She looks at him with candle/knife in hand • Cupid flees after being burned; love can’t live where there is no trust

  6. Plot Outline—cont. • Psyche commits to showing Cupid how much she loves him/making it up to him/penance • Venus gives her impossible tasks to complete; she accomplished all of them with help • Cupid’s “wound” healed; ready to forgive • After Venus relents at Zeus’s behest, Cupid and Psyche marry and immortality is bestowed upon her

  7. Archetypes/themes • Faith/loyalty/trust • Envy/jealousy/treachery • Redemption/forgiveness • Transcendence

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