Aphrodite and cupid
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During Aphrodite's affair with Ares, they had a son, Eros, who was also known as Cupid. Eros was named the god of love, and would help Aphrodite at work. Aphrodite would dip arrows in her love potion and Eros would shoot them at whoever his mother told him to, and make them fall in love with a certain other.
Psyche, a mortal, was the youngest daughter of a king. She was so beautiful that she appeared goddess like. The people of her country began to worship her instead of Aphrodite. In despite of the fact that Psyche resisted this attention, Aphrodite was insulted. She decided to punish Psyche. Aphrodite sent her son Eros to use his powers to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest thing on Earth. But, Eros saw Psyche's beauty for himself and fell in love with her. Eros didn't want to anger his mother though. So to win Psyche for himself and to keep Aphrodite from knowing, Eros thought of a plan. He arranged for Psyche to be brought to a secret area and was told that she was to marry an evil monster. She dressed in a wedding gown, awaiting her doom. She was lead to her new home. Eros came to Psyche when she had gone to bed that night. The room was too dark to see anything when he approached her. He whispered to her that he was her husband and that she was never to see him or know his identity, under any circumstances. Psyche began to enjoy her life at the majestic palace. Over time, she became homesick. She begged to see her two sisters. Eros could not deny his beautiful bride her wish. When her sisters came, they were jealous, and told her that her husband was a terrible monster and she would have to leave. Psyche believed them, and that night, she held a lamp over her husband and saw him for his true beauty, realizing he was a god. She accidentaly spilt a drop of oil from the lamp on him. Eros realized that Psyche had seen him, and he abandoned her and left.
Psyche, a mortal, was the youngest daughter of a king. She was so beautiful that she appeared goddess like. The people of her country began to worship her instead of Aphrodite. In despite of the fact that Psyche resisted this attention, Aphrodite was insulted. She decided to punish Psyche. Aphrodite sent her son Eros to use his powers to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest thing on Earth. But, Eros saw Psyche's beauty for himself and fell in love with her. Eros didn't want to anger his mother though. So to win Psyche for himself and to keep Aphrodite from knowing, Eros thought of a plan. He arranged for Psyche to be brought to a secret area and was told that she was to marry an evil monster. She dressed in a wedding gown, awaiting her doom. She was lead to her new home. Eros came to Psyche when she had gone to bed that night. The room was too dark to see anything when he approached her. He whispered to her that he was her husband and that she was never to see him or know his identity, under any circumstances. Psyche began to enjoy her life at the majestic palace. Over time, she became homesick. She begged to see her two sisters. Eros could not deny his beautiful bride her wish. When her sisters came, they were jealous, and told her that her husband was a terrible monster and she would have to leave. Psyche believed them, and that night, she held a lamp over her husband and saw him for his true beauty, realizing he was a god. She accidentaly spilt a drop of oil from the lamp on him. Eros realized that Psyche had seen him, and he abandoned her and left.