Mythology
Psyche
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Psyche, a
human princess, was very unfaithful. Psyche lived in a magnificent castle,
where her husband visited her only at night. Never being able to see him in
the dark, he forbade her to look at him any other way. One example of how she
was disloyal was when PsycheÕs sisters visited her. When they asked to meet
her husband, Psyche told them the whole story about her husband being
invisible and only visiting her at night. Out of jealousy for PsycheÕs rich
life, PsycheÕs sisters convinced her that her husband was a monster and was
going to eat her soon. Forgetting all the kind words her husband had said to
her, she believed them. Another time when she was treacherous was when she
took an oil lamp and looked at the sleeping face of her husband even though
he told her many times not to and she agreed everytime. When she recognized
her husband as Eros, the god of love, a drop of oil from the lamp fell on to
his bare shoulder, which woke him up. Angry, Eros left her standing in the
cold ruins of what once was a castle. Therefore, for both of those reasons,
Psyche is faithless to her husband. |
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By
Brittany, June 2005 |
