Cupid and Psyche

tal maiden, it fiercely kindled the wrath of the true Venus. In a fit of anger, she

unding creator of the elements, the goddess that tends the entire wor

ion. Even the nectar in her golden cup tasted bitter in her mou

d in heaven is now degraded by th

allowing a girl to strut around posing as her double. This girl, who

re she go about pretending to be as beautiful as I? When I get

ging through people's houses at night armed with her torch and arrows. The goddess undermine

ing her enormous wings after a long day of shooting

ented blooms didn't seem to enliven her mother's mood as they always did. Floating down and

do you seem s

n insulted," Venus said to her

rippled and the reflection changed, showing a city, a palac

ch your darts inflict and the honeyed blisters left by this torch

mother? What good wi

, which is exactly what I plan for her," V

nd grumbling and growling with displeasure. Cupid couldn't see Psyche's face clearly, but she knew by the

tal girl and her arrogance," Venus said. "Be willing to perform this single

looking at when my arrows pierce her. Why bother wh

she awakes. And I will take care to supply her with someone very special. The lowest possible specimen of humanity,

ed to perform her task, but she had n

e older goddess's eyes only focused on the water of the pond, whi

ou the girl has irritated my heart. No

ughter long and sweetly with parted l

n and flew off Olympus towar

e herself invisible and went through the window of her chamber. The

rted the sheer curtains. From a mortal eye, it

s gasped in astonishment. "Too beau

azed pierced into hers, though she could not see the goddess. And those huge brilliant eyes and beautiful face startled Cupid and the dart slipped, sc

know her heart could be this way. Psyche closed her eyes and went to sleep again. Cupid stood still looking at he

n come to any harm if she could prevent it. Cupid thrus

ous oracle to his wife. They held each other and wept in grief and lamentation for sev

ed over them, urging them to prepare the marriage for their ill-fated daughter with a