The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue

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摘要

TLDRPsyche, a woman of unparalleled beauty, is abandoned by her father on a cliff due to a prophecy that she will marry a cruel creature. Carried by the West Wind to a palace, she meets a gentle husband she cannot see. Upon discovering he is Cupid, the god of love, their relationship falters as he disappears. Psyche undertakes impossible tasks given by Venus to prove her worth, aided by creatures and an unseen voice. Ultimately, Psyche's bravery and efforts lead to her immortality and marriage to Cupid, with whom she has a daughter named Pleasure. Her story becomes a symbol of the complexities of love.

心得

  • 💔 Beauty can be both a blessing and a curse.
  • 🌬️ Psyche is saved by Zephyr, the West Wind, who transports her to a mysterious palace.
  • 🌑 In the darkness, Psyche bravely meets her unknown husband nightly.
  • 🎯 Cupid, the hidden husband, is revealed – love complicates divine and human relations.
  • 🔥 A mishap with hot oil leads to Cupid's departure and Psyche's despair.
  • 🔮 An unseen voice offers guidance throughout Psyche's trials.
  • 🐜 Helpful ants aid Psyche in completing Venus's first task.
  • 🐑 Psyche cleverly collects the golden fleece with guidance from a river god.
  • 🚪 Psyche's journey even takes her to the Underworld for Proserpina's beauty.
  • 😴 Opening a box of sleep leads to Psyche's collapse, but Cupid comes to her aid.
  • ☝️ Psyche's courage proves her equal to Cupid, earning her immortality.
  • 👶 Psyche and Cupid's daughter, Pleasure, symbolizes the joy and complexity of love.

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    Psyche faced the curse of unrivaled beauty, leading to her loneliness as even her father surrendered her to destiny; she was left on a cliff to marry a dangerous being according to prophecy. Rescued by Zephyr, she was brought to a mysterious palace where a kind, unseen husband visited her. Though content, her curiosity led her to discover his true identity as Cupid, leading to his departure. Venus later tasked Psyche with challenges, which she overcame with help, to prove her worth to marry Cupid. After completing these nearly impossible tasks with divine assistance, Psyche was granted immortality by Cupid. They ultimately had a daughter named Pleasure, intertwining their destinies with love and desire eternally.

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视频问答

  • Who was Psyche abandoned by?

    She was abandoned by her father.

  • Who did Psyche marry according to the oracle's prophecy?

    She was to marry a cruel and savage serpent-like winged evil.

  • What did the unseen voice tell Psyche about her husband?

    The voice told her that her husband awaited her in the bedroom, if she dared to meet him.

  • How did Psyche discover her husband's identity?

    She approached her sleeping husband with an oil lamp and discovered it was the god Cupid.

  • What happened after Psyche discovered Cupid's identity?

    Cupid flew away, believing gods and humans could not love as equals.

  • What tasks did Venus assign Psyche?

    Sorting a pile of seeds, collecting golden fleece, and getting Proserpina's beauty in a box.

  • How did Psyche complete the first task?

    An ant colony took pity on her and helped sort the seeds.

  • What assistance did Psyche receive on her journey?

    Assistance from an unseen voice and various creatures like ants and a river god.

  • What was inside Proserpina's box?

    The box was filled with sleep, not beauty.

  • What happened after Psyche completed Venus's tasks?

    Cupid made Psyche immortal, and they had a daughter named Pleasure.

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  • 00:00:07
    "Beauty is a curse," Psyche thought
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    as she looked over the cliff's edge where she'd been abandoned by her father.
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    She'd been born with the physical perfection so complete
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    that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love.
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    But real-life human lovers were too intimidated even to approach her.
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    When her father asked for guidance from the Oracle of Apollo,
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    the god of light, reason, and prophecy.
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    He was told to abandon his daughter on a rocky crag
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    where she would marry a cruel and savage serpent-like winged evil.
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    Alone on the crag, Psyche felt Zephyr the West Wind
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    gently lifting her into the air.
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    It set her down before a palace.
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    "You are home," she heard an unseen voice say.
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    "Your husband awaits you in the bedroom, if you dare to meet him."
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    She was brave enough, Psyche told herself.
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    The bedroom was so dark that she couldn't see her husband.
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    But he didn't feel serpent-like at all.
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    His skin was soft, and his voice and manner were gentle.
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    She asked him who he was,
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    but he told her this was the one question he could never answer.
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    If she loved him, she would not need to know.
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    His visits continued night after night.
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    Before long, Psyche was pregnant.
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    She rejoiced, but was also conflicted.
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    How could she raise her baby with a man she'd never seen?
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    That night, Psyche approached her sleeping husband holding an oil lamp.
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    What she found was the god Cupid
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    who sent gods and humans lusting after each other
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    with the pinpricks of his arrows.
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    Psyche dropped her lamp, burning Cupid with hot oil.
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    He said he'd been in love with Psyche ever since his jealous mother, Venus,
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    asked him to embarrass the young woman by pricking her with an arrow.
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    But taken with Psyche's beauty, Cupid used the arrow on himself.
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    He didn't believe, however, that gods and humans could love as equals.
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    Now that she knew his true form, their hopes for happiness were dashed,
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    so he flew away.
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    Psyche was left in despair until the unseen voice returned
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    and told her that it was indeed possible
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    for her and Cupid to love each other as equals.
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    Encouraged, she set out to find him.
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    But Venus intercepted Psyche and said she and Cupid could only wed
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    if she completed a series of impossible tasks.
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    First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night.
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    Just as she was abandoning hope,
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    an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
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    Successfully passing the first trial,
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    Psyche next had to bring Venus the fleece of the golden sheep,
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    who had a reputation for disemboweling stray adventurers,
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    but a river god showed her how to collect
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    the fleece the sheep had snagged on briars,
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    and she succeeded.
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    Finally, Psyche had to travel to the Underworld
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    and convince Proserpina, queen of the dead,
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    to put a drop of her beauty in a box for Venus.
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    Once again, the unseen voice came to Psyche's aide.
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    It told her to bring barley cakes for Cerberus, the guard dog to the Underworld
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    and coins to pay the boatman, Charon to ferry her across the river Styx.
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    With her third and final task complete,
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    Psyche returned to the land of the living.
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    Just outside Venus's palace, she opened the box of Proserpina's beauty,
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    hoping to keep some for herself.
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    But the box was filled with sleep, not beauty,
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    and Psyche collapsed in the road.
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    Cupid, now recovered from his wounds, flew to his sleeping bride.
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    He told her he'd been wrong and foolish.
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    Her fearlessness in the face of the unknown
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    proved that she was more than his equal.
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    Cupid gave Psyche amborsia, the nectar of the gods, making her immortal.
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    Shortly after, Psyche bore their daughter.
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    They named her Pleasure,
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    and she, Cupid, and Psyche, whose name means soul,
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    have been complicating people's love lives ever since.
标签
  • Psyche
  • Beauty
  • Cupid
  • Love
  • Venus
  • Oracle
  • Tasks
  • Immortality
  • Underworld
  • Soul