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One day, she begins to miss her family, and her sisters come to visit her. Seeing Psyche's life of luxury, they convince her that her mysterious husband may be, in fact, a literal monster, just waiting to devour her and her unborn child. Poisoned with doubt and fear, princess Psyche decides to disobey her husband's wishes and brings a lamp and a knife to their bedchambers at night. To her surprise, when she turns the lamp to see him more clearly, she recognizes the man sleeping beside her is no one other than Cupid/Eros, the god of Love and son of Venus.
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One day, she begins to miss her family, and her sisters come to visit her. Seeing Psyche's life of luxury, they convince her that her mysterious husband may be, in fact, a literal monster, just waiting to devour her and her unborn child. Poisoned with doubt and fear, princess Psyche decides to disobey her husband's wishes and brings a lamp and a knife to their bedchambers at night. To her surprise, when she turns the lamp to see him more clearly, she recognizes the man sleeping beside her is no one other than Cupid/Eros, the god of Love and son of Venus.
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* NonHumanLoverReveal: A memorable passage of the story is when Psyche brings a lamp and a knife to her bed in order to kill whoever it is that is sleeping with her. When she lifts the lamp to get a bette view of her husband, she discovers he is "the handsome god Cupid".
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* NonHumanLoverReveal: A memorable passage of the story is when Psyche brings a lamp and a knife to her bed in order to kill whoever it is that is sleeping with her. When she lifts the lamp to get a bette better view of her husband, she discovers he is "the handsome god Cupid".
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* NonHumanLoverReveal: A memorable passage of the story is when Psyche brings a lamp and a knife to her bed in order to kill whoever it is that is sleeping with her. When she lifts the lamp to get a bette view of her husband, she discovers he is "the handsome god Cupid".
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* SearchingForTheLostRelative: The story is considered to be the oldest attestation in literature of tale type ATU 425, "The Search for the Lost Husband": a heroine marries a supernatural bridegroom, loses him due to her own actions, and goes after him.
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* TheVoice: For the duration of their marriage, Cupid manifests as a mysterious voice during the day, and comes to her bed at night, whispering sweet nothings to his wife, Psyche.
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* GenderFlip: As Joseph Campbell observed in ''Literature/TheHeroWithAThousandFaces'', the usual roles you'd find in such a story are reversed here.
-->''"Here all the principal roles are reversed: instead of the lover trying to win his bride, it is the bride trying to win her lover."''
-->''"Here all the principal roles are reversed: instead of the lover trying to win his bride, it is the bride trying to win her lover."''
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* TheHerosJourney: Cited by Joseph Campbell in ''The Hero With A Thousand Faces'' as containing one of the best examples of the "Road of Trials," when Psyche has to complete Venus' {{Impossible Task}}s, complete with the standard trip to the Underworld, in order to earn her lover.
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* MadeASlave: Psyche, when she finally meets Venus, becomes her slave.
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** Inverted with Venus, as she is a ShippingTorpedo for Cupid and Psyche up until their marriage is approved by Jupiter
--> '''Venus''': Psyche, that witch who steals my form, that pretender to my name! Is she the one who delights him? Does the imp take me for some [[TheMatchmaker procuress]], who pointed that same girl out so he might know her?
--> '''Venus''': Psyche, that witch who steals my form, that pretender to my name! Is she the one who delights him? Does the imp take me for some [[TheMatchmaker procuress]], who pointed that same girl out so he might know her?
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** Most of the forces of nature that prevent Psyche from commiting suicide can be seen as a ShipperWithAnAgenda, as they fear what Cupid might do to them if they let her kill herself and their unborn child.
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** Ceres and Juno are sympathetic towards Psyche and her romance with Cupid. The goddesses try to reason Venus, that there is nothing wrong about their love, albeit unsuccessfully. There are some shades of ShipperWithAnAgenda, since they fear Cupid's arrows, it doesn't undermine that they still like Psyche as a person who respects gods.
** Jupiter is a ShipperWithAnAgenda. He helps Psyche to fulfill one of her labors and later approves Psyche's deification and the consequent official mariage with Cupid. In return he asks Cupid to make him fall in love with beautiful women.
** Ceres and Juno are sympathetic towards Psyche and her romance with Cupid. The goddesses try to reason Venus, that there is nothing wrong about their love, albeit unsuccessfully. There are some shades of ShipperWithAnAgenda, since they fear Cupid's arrows, it doesn't undermine that they still like Psyche as a person who respects gods.
** Jupiter is a ShipperWithAnAgenda. He helps Psyche to fulfill one of her labors and later approves Psyche's deification and the consequent official mariage with Cupid. In return he asks Cupid to make him fall in love with beautiful women.
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* SpoilerTitle: In Apuleius' text the identity of Psyche's mysterious husbund (although alluded to) was meant to be TheReveal, but the title "Cupid and Psyche" makes the PlotTwist very predictable. It should be considered however, that Apuleius himself never gave any title to this story.
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See [[https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html here]] for an abridged version of the story, based on Thomas Bulfinch's work.
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* TheFerryman: The inspirited tower advises Psyche to fetch two coins to pay the ferryman Charon on her way to the Underworld.
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See [[https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html here]] for an abridged version of the story, based on Thomas Bulfinch's work.
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Creator/CSLewis novel ''Literature/TillWeHaveFaces'' retells the story from Psyche's oldest sister's viewpoint.
The {{Mythpunk}} novel ''Literature/{{Psyche}}'' gives the main players a very modern point of view.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how! First, Psyche fears she is gonna be devoured by a terrible husband, but finds out he is kind, although mysterious, and their marital life is a happy one. Then, her sisters fill her head with doubts, and she herself causes the end of her marriage to Cupid. Next, she goes to subject to Venus's wrath as penance, and is forced on hard tasks, all the while trying to kill herself for losing Cupid. Fortunately for her, her man saves her during the fourth task, everything is forgiven, and they live HappilyEverAfter as a god couple.
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This is explicit in the text.
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* HotGod: The text in book V of ''The Golden Ass'', in the episode of Psyche lighting a lamp to better see her husband, describes Cupid lovingly, emphasizing such beauty of his face and body that "Venus would not regret having born such a child".
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The {{Mythpunk}} novel ''Literature/{{Psyche}}'' gives the main players a very modern point of view.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: Despite being a god of love Cupid never has an attraction towards anyone but Psyche. The same can be said about Psyche herself.
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After a rough beginning, Venus orders Psyche to fulfill some tasks for her: first, to separate a mixed heap of seeds and cereals; then, to collected the golden wool of a flock of sheep on the other side of a river. thirdly, to get some of the water of the River Styx, by going near a inaccessible ravine; and lastly, to descend to the Underworld and get some of Proserpina (Persephone)'s beauty in a box.
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After a rough beginning, Venus orders Psyche to fulfill some tasks for her: first, to separate a mixed heap of seeds and cereals; then, to collected collect the golden wool of a flock of sheep on the other side of a river. thirdly, to get some of the water of the River Styx, by going near a inaccessible ravine; and lastly, to descend to the Underworld and get some of Proserpina (Persephone)'s beauty in a box.
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* PregnantBadass: Considering Psyche is already pregnant when she is forced to perform the tasks for Venus, she is lucky to survive the wrath and attempts of a irate goddess of love.
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* WantedPoster: After losing Cupid, Psyche spends some time as a fugitive on the run from Venus's wrath. Venus finally has Mercury distribute a document demanding the capture of Psyche. The reward for information leading to Psyche's capture is "seven sweet kisses of Venus and one more sweetly honeyed from the touch of her loving tongue."
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* WantedPoster: After losing Cupid, Psyche spends some time as a fugitive on the run from Venus's wrath. Venus finally has Mercury distribute a document demanding the capture of Psyche. The reward for information leading to Psyche's capture is "seven sweet kisses of Venus and one more sweetly honeyed from the touch of her loving tongue."" Possibly the UrExample of the trope.
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* WantedPoster: After losing Cupid, Psyche spends some time as a fugitive on the run from Venus's wrath. Venus finally has Mercury distribute a document demanding the capture of Psyche. The reward for information leading to Psyche's capture is "seven sweet kisses of Venus and one more sweetly honeyed from the touch of her loving tongue."
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* CupidsArrow: Pun aside, when Cupid is introduced in the story, the narration makes reference to Cupid being armed with his characteristic bow and arrow. In the next lines, his mother, Venus, asks him to use his arrows to inflame Psyche's passions for a wretched suitor.
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A correction: 425A is a *subtype*. The tale type is ATU 425, "The Search for the Lost Husband", which encapsulates the many subtypes (A, B, C, D, and E, post-2004).
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Compare with "Literature/EastOfTheSunAndWestOfTheMoon" and "Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast", "Literature/TheFeatherOfFinistTheFalcon", "Literature/{{Pintosmalto}}", "Literature/TheEnchantedQuill," "Literature/GraciosaAndPercinet" and other tales related to the Aarne-Thompson type 425A, "the search for the lost husband". See also "Literature/SoriaMoriaCastle" and "Literature/TheBlueMountains", for a similar narrative involving a male hero searching for his lost wife.
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Compare with "Literature/EastOfTheSunAndWestOfTheMoon" and "Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast", "Literature/TheFeatherOfFinistTheFalcon", "Literature/{{Pintosmalto}}", "Literature/TheEnchantedQuill," "Literature/GraciosaAndPercinet" and other tales related to the Aarne-Thompson Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 425A, "the search ATU 425, "The Search for the lost husband".Lost Husband". See also "Literature/SoriaMoriaCastle" and "Literature/TheBlueMountains", for a similar narrative involving a male hero searching for his lost wife.
