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| Long, long ago, in a far-away land, there was a god named Cupid, also called Eros in some Greek myths. He was sent by his jealous mother, Venus, to strike a mortal named Psyche with one of his love arrows. Psyche was worshiped by many people because of her beauty. Some people even threw rose petals in her path. Venus, envious of Psyche, hoped that the mortal woman would fall in love with the next person she saw and that her choice would be someone ridiculous and embarrassing. |
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| Cupid obediently followed his mother's order, and went to find Psyche. When he came to her house, he was overwhelmed with her beauty and became distracted. Because he wasn't paying attention, he accidentally shot himself with the arrow. The next person he saw was Psyche, so he fell directly in love with her. |
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| Cupid visited Psyche only at night,
and forbade her to ever attempt to see him, for that would ruin their relationship.
She agreed, but her sisters just kept tempting her. They told her
that he was probably an ugly monster and she had to find out. One evening
she set out with her kerosene lamp to visit Cupid. When he fell asleep,
she took the lamp and looked at him. He woke up and caught her. At that
moment their relationship ended. Venus, Cupid's mother, made Psyche her
slave and gave her three tasks. On the third task, Psyche failed
and as a result was sentenced to the under-world. When Cupid found this
out, he immediately attempted to save her, and he succeeded. Psyche apologized
and they lived together happily ever after.
THE END |
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