CUPID AND

PSYCHE

VOCABULARY WORDS:•BETRAY -to give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:To deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance.

•GAZE -describe a condition where the mature autonomous subject observes "the observation of himself" in a mirror.

VOCABULARY WORDS:

•HUMMING -is a sound made by humming a wordless tone with the mouth completely closed, forcing the sound to emerge from the nose. To hum is to produce such a sound, most often with a melody.

•ORACLE -was a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion, predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination.

VOCABULARY WORDS:

•PENNY -is a coin (pl. pennies) or a type of currency (pl. pence) used in several English-speaking countries. It is often the smallest denomination within a currency system.

•PLUNGE -a type of waterfall.

•STXY -"hate" and "detestation".

•SUMMONED –a call to appear; conjuration; in traditional and most contemporary usage refers to a magical act of invoking spirits or using incantations or charms to cast magical spells.

VOCABULARY WORDS:

•TOMB –is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

•WANDER –to ramble with no definite destination; to go astray; to lose concentration

GREEK MYTHS

The Outline of the story Cupid and Psyche

The story of cupid and psyche is one of the most famous Greek myths. We will look at some of the main characters of the story

CHARACTERS:

This is one of the main characters. His name is Cupid (Eros). He is a boy and will never become older as he is a god who cannot die (immortal)

CHARACTERS:

This is Cupid in love with his girl friend Psyche.

Psyche is not a god; she is just a normal human. Nonetheless, she is very beautiful.

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This is Cupid’s mother. Her name is Aphrodite (Venus). She is just like most mothers and does not think that Cupid’s new girl friend is good enough for her only son.

She is the God of ?

a)Fun

b)not wearing cloths

c) love

CHARACTERS:

This is Cupid’s father Mars. Do you know what he is the (Ares) god of?

a) Games b) War c) funny hats

Mars does not really care about what his son does. He probably just wants his son to be happy.

CHARACTERS:

This is the god Hermes. He is the king of gods son and is very naughty. His job is to give messages to people and other gods from his father, Zeus.

Because Hermes is a naughty god, what kinds of people do you think Hermes likes to help?

a) Soldiers

b) Government officials

c) Thieves (people who steal things)

d) Artists

e) Bankers

The answer is thieves and artists. He also likes to help travelers and any kinds of people that are naughty or interesting in some way.

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CHARACTERS: This is the King of all Gods Zeus.

Zeus tries to do the good and the right thing.

However, Zeus is usually very naughty

Zeus’s wife always catches him with other men and gives him lots of trouble when he gets back home.

Basically, most of the Greek Gods are naughty. There are only a few serious ones around

CHARACTERS:

This is Zeus’s brother Hades. He is the god of the underworld (where many of the dead, ancient Greeks believe, go for a while)

CHARACTERS:

This is Hade's beautiful wife Persephone .

Cupid’s mother Aphrodite makes poor psyche (Cupids girl friend) go to find Persephone in the under world to get a little of her beauty. Aphrodite wants it because she always wants to be more beautiful.

SETTINGS: MT.OLYMPUS

Where the Gods and Goddesses live.

THINK IT OVER

Who are the three lovely maidens?-There were no names told about Psyche's sisters. One of the maidens was Psyche.

Who is the loveliest of the three?-It was Psyche.

THINK IT OVER

Why is Pysche not loved? And what did she do to them?-Pysche was adored and admired, but not loved. Because the men who admires her doesn't want her to their wife. They wouldn't go to that extent of having Psyche as their wife.

THINK IT OVER

What happened to Cupid?-If you have already read the story of Cupid and Psyche, Cupid was ordered by his mother, Aphrodite (Venus), to make Psyche fall in love with a hideous creature. Cupid quickly answered his mother's request and went to Psyche. Just as he saw Psyche sleeping, Cupid was captivated by Psyche's beauty and scratched himself with his arrow instead, thus, he fell in love with Psyche.

THINK IT OVER

What are the labors done by Psyche?

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THINK IT OVER

What are the labors done by Psyche?

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CONTRIBUTED BY:

GROUP TWO 4TH YEAR

ST.JOHN BOSCO SY: 2010-2011