丘比特的爱情故事Cupid_and_Psyche.docVIP

No one would say that he had no idea who Cupid is. Nowadays, Cupid and his arrows has become the most popular of love signs. Cupid has always played a role in the celebration of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodites, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Romans he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus. In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings, because psyche is also the Greek word for butterfly. The Greek word psyche literally means spirit, breath, life or animating force. There is a very wonderful and interesting love story about Cupid and Psyche. Before she became a goddess, Psyche was the youngest daughter of the king and queen of Sicily, and the most beautiful person on the island. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish her. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. However, Psyche’s jealous sisters were angered by her wealth and love, and persuaded her to kill Cupid. As soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid awoke and felt very angry about her. He was wounded and left her. As she tried to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each is harder and more dangerous then the last, but luckily, in each case a there would be a God assisting her. For her last task, her temptation and curiosity made her in trouble again, she was attacked by an infernal sleep.Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyches love for Cupid made her a goddess. Finally Psyche and Cupid were allowed to be married. They were very happy together, and had a child, named Pleasure. When I finished the story, I felt so shocked and glad. I was