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  2. Cupid and Psyche - Wikipedia

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    Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). [2] The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (/ ˈ s aɪ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Ψυχή, lit.

  3. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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    The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche (Excerpt illustrated by Dorothy Mullock, 1914.) Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass public domain audiobook at LibriVox; The Spectacles of Apuleius: a digital humanities project on the Metamorphoses of Apuleius; Metamorphoses at Perseus Digital Library; Commentaries

  4. Psyche (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Psyche is known from the novel The Golden Ass, also known as Metamorphoses, written by the Roman philosopher and orator Apuleius in the 2nd century. [8] In the myth, she was given multiple trials to be with her beloved, Eros , also known as Cupid, god of physical love and desire and son of Aphrodite. [ 7 ]

  5. Category:Cupid and Psyche - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to Cupid and Psyche, a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Apuleius.The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid (also known as Eros), and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.

  6. Love and Psyche (David) - Wikipedia

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    Love and Psyche or Cupid and Psyche is an 1817 painting by Jacques-Louis ... Deception and Transformation in David's Cupid and Psyche and Apuleius's Metamorphoses ...

  7. Cupid - Wikipedia

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    The story of Cupid and Psyche appears in Greek art as early as the 4th century BC, but the most extended literary source of the tale is the Latin novel Metamorphoses, also known as The Golden Ass, by Apuleius (2nd century AD). It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche ("Soul" or "Breath of Life") and Cupid, and their ...

  8. The Bath of Psyche - Wikipedia

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    The legend of Cupid and Psyche was popular source material for writers and artists in the second half of the 19th century. The story originated in the Roman writer Lucius Apuleius's Metamorphoses, commonly known as The Golden Ass. [1] Psyche dwelt in the golden palace of Cupid, the god of love.

  9. L'Amour et Psyché, enfants - Wikipedia

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    The daughter of a King and Queen, Psyche was born with beauty that led to men worshipping her. This angered Venus, Cupid's mother and Goddess of Beauty. She sent Cupid to prick her with his arrow, forcing her to fall in love with a hideous creature as revenge. Instead, Cupid scratches himself with his own arrow and falls in love with Psyche.