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Eros arranged for the West Wind, , to carry Psyche to a magnificent, hidden palace. There, he visited her only under the cover of total darkness, strictly forbidding her from ever seeing his face. Though they lived in luxury and passion, Psyche’s sisters eventually visited and planted seeds of doubt, convincing her that her mysterious husband was actually a monstrous serpent waiting to devour her. The Betrayal and the Trials

Psyche was a princess so beautiful that people began to worship her instead of . Enraged, the goddess of love ordered her son, Eros, to shoot Psyche with an arrow and make her fall in love with the most "vile and despicable" creature on Earth. However, when Eros saw her, he was so startled by her beauty that he accidentally pricked himself with his own golden arrow and fell deeply in love with her himself. The Hidden Palace

The primary story of Eros , the Greek god of love, is his transformative and trial-filled romance with the mortal princess , whose name means "soul". Often viewed as an allegory for the soul's journey toward divine union, their tale is one of the few myths with a true "happily ever after". The Jealousy of Aphrodite

Eros and Psyche: Everything you want to know, in simple terms

Eros arranged for the West Wind, , to carry Psyche to a magnificent, hidden palace. There, he visited her only under the cover of total darkness, strictly forbidding her from ever seeing his face. Though they lived in luxury and passion, Psyche’s sisters eventually visited and planted seeds of doubt, convincing her that her mysterious husband was actually a monstrous serpent waiting to devour her. The Betrayal and the Trials

Psyche was a princess so beautiful that people began to worship her instead of . Enraged, the goddess of love ordered her son, Eros, to shoot Psyche with an arrow and make her fall in love with the most "vile and despicable" creature on Earth. However, when Eros saw her, he was so startled by her beauty that he accidentally pricked himself with his own golden arrow and fell deeply in love with her himself. The Hidden Palace

The primary story of Eros , the Greek god of love, is his transformative and trial-filled romance with the mortal princess , whose name means "soul". Often viewed as an allegory for the soul's journey toward divine union, their tale is one of the few myths with a true "happily ever after". The Jealousy of Aphrodite

Eros and Psyche: Everything you want to know, in simple terms

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