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Psyche and Cupid
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¡¡¡¡ Time passed and Psyche began to miss the companionship of her
sisters. She asked her unseen husband if they would come visit her. "They
will be nothing but trouble! Be forewarned of their jealous nature."
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¡¡¡¡However, Psyche was very lonely and longed to
sit and talk with her older siblings, regardless of their flaws.
Soon Zephyr brought Psyche's sisters for a little visit. Psyche showed
them her beautiful palace and they quickly became jealous. They began
to ask questions about her husband and harassed her so much that
Psyche admitted she had never seen him. At that her envious sisters reminded
her how the oracle had said she was destined for a terrible serpent.
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¡¡ ¡ "Just think, Psyche! He could be a horrid creature who is just
waiting for you to become comfortable. Then, when you least expect it,
he will kill you" ¡¡¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡ "He has made you a prisoner! People say he is a man-eating monster!"
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¡¡¡¡ By and by they convinced Psyche that she had to find out who or
what her husband really was. Psyche made a plan. Late that night when
her husband was sleeping, she armed herself with a knife and lit an oil
lamp. Quietly, she crept near him and let the light fall on his sleeping
form.
¡¡¡¡ Imagine her surprise when she beheld the most beautiful and
charming of the gods, Cupid. Psyche leaned closer to gaze at his face
and the lamp began to tip. A drop of hot oil spilled onto Cupid's
shoulder and he awoke. Without a word, he looked at her and left.
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¡¡¡¡Psyche chased after him crying. Upon hearing
her cries, Cupid stopped and said, "So this is how you repay my love and
devotion to you. I disobeyed my mother, the goddess Venus, for you. Go
to your sisters whose words you value more than mine! Love cannot dwell
with suspicion."
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