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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
HIMEROS		the youthful patron of selfless unconditional love
HYMENAIOS		the leader of the Erotes, god of physical love and sexual desire
ANTEROS		the spirit of the language of love and terms of endearment
POTHOS		the protector of effeminate males, mannish females and those of what we would now call a more fluid gender
HERMAPHRODITUS		the embodiment of desperate, impetuous love, love that is impatient to be fulfilled and ready to burst
HEDYLOGOS		the guardian of the bridal-chamber and wedding music
EROS		the personification of languorous longing, of love for the absent and the departed

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Cupid makes people fall in love with each other:

By setting them up on blind dates

By pricking them with an arrow

By casting a spell

Though his mother Venus, goddess of love

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Cupid and Psyche name their daughter:

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Venus is jealous of Psyche because:

Psyche steals beauty from the underworld

Psyche is so beautiful she attracts her own worshippers, like a god

Psyche is brave

Psyche drinks ambrosia, becoming immortal like a god

Cupid falls in love with Psyche

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The voice Psyche hears:

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Psyche sorts through a giant pile of seeds:

So she can retrieve Proserpina’s beauty from the underworld

Very slowly

By striking a bargain with a dwarf named Rumpelstiltskin

With the help of a river god

With the help of some ants

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What motivates the main characters in this myth? Love? Jealousy? Shame? Is there a single emotion driving the story?

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Is there a simple “moral” to the myth of Psyche? If so, what do you think it is?

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What does this myth seem to be saying about the relationship between humans and the gods?

Here is Stephen Fry's version of the myth:

Cupid & Psyche

Cupid & Psyche

Cupid makes people fall in love with each other:

Cupid and Psyche name their daughter:

Venus is jealous of Psyche because:

The voice Psyche hears:

Psyche sorts through a giant pile of seeds:

What motivates the main characters in this myth? Love? Jealousy? Shame? Is there a single emotion driving the story?

Is there a simple “moral” to the myth of Psyche? If so, what do you think it is?

What does this myth seem to be saying about the relationship between humans and the gods?

Cupid makes people fall in love with each other:

Cupid and Psyche name their daughter:

Venus is jealous of Psyche because:

The voice Psyche hears:

Psyche sorts through a giant pile of seeds:

What motivates the main characters in this myth? Love? Jealousy? Shame? Is there a single emotion driving the story?

Is there a simple “moral” to the myth of Psyche? If so, what do you think it is?

What does this myth seem to be saying about the relationship between humans and the gods?