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The Marriage Of Cupid And Psyche

The Marriage Of Cupid And Psyche

Apuleius, Lucius
Pater, Walter

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral SociologyRelationships

ISBN10: 1166120074
ISBN13: 9781166120078
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche is a classic tale of love, adventure, and the power of the gods. Written by the Roman author Apuleius, the story follows the beautiful mortal Psyche, who is so stunning that people begin to worship her instead of Venus, the goddess of love. Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty, sends her son Cupid to make her fall in love with a monster. However, Cupid falls in love with Psyche himself and whisks her away to a magical palace. Despite their love for each other, Cupid forbids Psyche from ever seeing his face. When Psyche's jealous sisters convince her to look at Cupid while he sleeps, he flees and leaves her alone. Psyche spends years searching for Cupid, enduring a series of trials and tribulations along the way. Eventually, she is reunited with Cupid and the two are married in a grand ceremony attended by the gods themselves.The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche is a timeless tale that explores the themes of love, trust, jealousy, and the power of the gods. It has been adapted and retold countless times throughout history and remains a beloved classic to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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