Sandra Rodriguez

Mrs. Veliz

English l

*Cupid & Psyche

*Eros (Cupid)

• Son of Aphrodite• God of love and sexual desire• He’s weapon was darts or arrows• Worshiped as a fertility god• Sculptors preferred the figure of a winged putto

(plump baby)• Wounds the hearts of mortals and immortals• Gives good gifts to men

*Psyche

• Mortal princess• Astounding beauty• Goddess of souls• Wife of Eros

*Cupid and Psyche’s Love Story

•Aphrodite was jealous of Psyche´s beauty. Aphrodite sent Cupid to make her fall in love of the horrible creature in the world. When Cupid shot her, it was like he shot himself. He fell in love with Psyche. He got Psyche and took her to his mansion. There, she woke up and nobody was around. She didn´t know who her husband was. Her sisters wanted to visit her, but her husband told her not to let them in nor pay attention to them.

•Psyche ignored her husband and let in her sisters. They told her who was her husband but, Psyche didn´t know either. For that, they told her during the night get near him and lighten up the oil lamp. As so told, she did that. While her husband was sleeping, she got the oil lamp and saw that it was Cupid but, a drop of oil fell on him and he flew away. Psyche went to follow him and got to Aphrodite´s mansion. Aphrodite sent Psyche to do several challenges to he if she really loved Cupid and wanted to forgive all the unconfidence she had. So, she did all the chanllenges Aphrodite told her to do. Cupid was healed, and went on to search for Psyche. Therefore, they got married and had a little girl.