Cupid and Psyche: Love Lives Forever
The radiant beauty of Psyche so angered the goddess Venus that she contrived to imprison her on a rocky mount. Zephyr, the gentle west wind, carried her off the cliff to a palace of gold and silver where Cupid came to her in darkness, but always left before daybreak. Her visiting sisters were amazed to see Psyche’s lavish wealth and to hear her speak so lovingly of her husband. The jealous sisters convinced Psyche that her husband was a hideous monster. They gave her a lighted lamp to prove their assertions. That night, holding the lamp high above her lover, she gazed at the fairest of all creatures. Hot oil from the lamp fell on Cupid’s shoulder awakening him. Cupid expelled Psyche from the palace telling her that love died when trust was lacking. After accomplishing a series of seemingly impossible tasks imposed upon her by the gods, Psyche was given ambrosia, the taste of which made her immortal. Love (Cupid) and the Soul (Psyche) live forever as husband and wife in a union that can never be broken.
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