According to Greek and Roman mythology, Cupid (Eros to the Greeks) was the god of love. His mother, Venus (Aphrodite), was jealous of Psyche, a mortal princess, and sent Cupid to shoot her with a love arrow that would make her fall in love with a horrible creature. By accident, Cupid pricked himself as he did so and reversed the effect on Psyche. Venus tried unsuccessfully to keep the two apart. Finally, Cupid and Pysche were allowed to marry, and Psyche was granted immortality. Here Pysche looks at Cuopid asleep – myth says a drop of the hot wax from the candle fell on Cupid, awakened him, a
According to Greek and Roman mythology, Cupid (Eros to the Greeks) was the god of love. His mother, Venus (Aphrodite), was jealous of Psyche, a mortal princess, and sent Cupid to shoot her with a love arrow that would make her fall in love with a horrible creature. By accident, Cupid pricked himself as he did so and reversed the effect on Psyche. Venus tried unsuccessfully to keep the two apart. Finally, Cupid and Pysche were allowed to marry, and Psyche was granted immortality. Here Pysche looks at Cuopid asleep – myth says a drop of the hot wax from the candle fell on Cupid, awakened him, and he left Pysche for he had asked her to promise him that she would never to seek to look at
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