洪恩在线 - 丘比特和普赛克

Again, Venus was not in the least impressed. Instead, she handed Psyche a box with the instructions: 　　
　　 "Go to Persephone and tell her I need some of her beauty. I have lost so much of mine in tending to my wounded son!"
Psyche left straight away and found her way to Hades, the land of the dead. She went right to Persephone 's castle and requested a little of her beauty. Persephone obliged her but instructed her not to open the box, but give it directly to Venus. During her long voyage home, Psyche became curious.

* Hades：“冥府”、“地狱”的意思。Hades 本是Zeus的兄弟，当与巨人的战争结束后，兄弟分工，Hades掌管了地府。所以Hades就成了“地狱”的代名词。　

　　 "Wouldn't it be nice to have a little beauty so that I may look my best when I see Cupid?" She opened the box only to be overcome with a deep sleep. She fell, motionless, onto the road.

*overcome：常见的意思是“克服”，其实它最基本的意思是“战胜、压倒”。Psyche被“沉睡”压倒，就是指Psyche受魔力作用，陷入昏睡状态。　　

　　 Meanwhile, Cupid had fully recovered from his oil burn. He had missed Psyche terribly and set out to find her. He found her asleep on the road. He gathered up the sleep and returned it to the box. Psyche awoke and he spoke to her. 　　　
� "　"Go deliver this box to my mother. I will take care of everything."
　　 With that Psyche went back to Venus. Cupid, on the other hand, flew to Mt. Olympus and asked Zeus if Psyche could become immortal. Zeus, being an understanding uncle, agreed. Psyche was allowed to drink from the cup of immortality and earned her seat among the gods as Cupid's wife.

* immortal：“不朽的”、“永生的”。这个词也常作名词，在希腊、罗马神话里经常见到，用来区别所谓“人”和“神”：人可以统称为mortal，而神就是immortal。就象中国古代的神话故事，希腊神话中宙司拥有无上的权力，可以将某个人变成神，也可以把犯了错误的神贬为人。在Cupid的请求下，美丽的Psyche从此位列仙班，并和Cupid结了婚。　　　

　　像所有的童话故事一样，这个故事也有一个美好的结局，Psyche和Cupid从此幸福地生活在一起。