he act by her husband Eros. The consequence reminded me of the Grimm Brothers' Cinderella. Aphrodite assigned tasks for Psyche, each of which Psyche completed with help secretly from Eros in various forms. Speaking of Aphrodite, doesn't her jealousy of Pysche's beauty remind you of Snow White?Overall though, the story seemed closer to Beauty and the Beast. There are multiple versions of this myth I read, but each one was relatively close when it came down to assuming Psyche was betrothed to a beast. She was taken away from her family to stay in a grand palace with this beast/mysterious husband whom was gentle and kind. Low and behold she eventually discovers that her husband is no beast, but the god, Eros or in fairytale terms Prince Charming.
There is also the meaning tied into the word Psyche to think about. Professor Sexson told us the word psyche does not only refer to the mind as we are accustomed to thinking, but also the soul. However I also found another definition of psyche from
Aristotle's History of Animals that had been tied onto one of the web pages I read containing the myth."The so-called psyche or butterfly is generated from caterpillars which grow on green leaves, chiefly leaves of theraphanus, which some call crambe or cabbage. At first it is less than a grain of millet; it then grows into a small grub; and in three days it is a tiny caterpillar. After this it grows on and on, and becomes quiescent and changes its shape, and is now called a chrysalis. The outer shell is hard,and the chrysalis moves if you touch it. It attaches itself by cobweb-like filaments, and is unfurnished with mouth or any other apparent organ. After a little while the outer covering bursts asunder, and out flies the winged creature that we call the psyche or butterfly."
Generally speaking, most come to find butterflies as a form of beauty. So from that definition, in one way or another Psyche can be known as Beauty as well.
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