Cupid and Pscyhe
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Cupid and Pscyhe
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Cupid
the god of love and desire
son of Aphrodite, the god of love, and Ares, the god of war
The Greeks knew him as Eros
First appeared in stories as a young man, but later stories depicted him as a boy.
His weapon is a bow and arrow that can cause those he shoots to fall in love.
In Greek myth and art, he is often depicted riding a dolphin.
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Psyche
her name means "soul"
She was the goddess of the soul (after becoming immortal)
Her beauty was said to rival that of even the goddess Aphrodite.
Her symbols were butterfly wings.
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Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
Easily angered--- she gets angry a lot.
She was born from the ocean after Uranus's blood spilled into it.
Unlike Hades, Aphrodite was a popular goddess among the ancient Greeks, and was widely worshipped.
Aphrodite is still an important figure in some modern religions, including Wicca.
Roses and swans were among her symbols.
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The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche
A popular subject of art has been the wedding between Cupid and Psyche, since it depicts many of the gods together in celebration.
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Impact and legacy...
The story of Cupid and Psyche inspired many other later stories. The motif, or repeated element, of a marriage to a horrible creature, comes up a lot in fairy tales and other myths. Beauty and the Beast is thought to be a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche story.
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