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Psyche

Greek mythology

Psyche

The mortal soul who earned immortality through love

Mythology
Greek mythology
Group
Mortal · Love
Appears in
Eros and Psyche

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Psyche is a mortal princess so beautiful that men abandon Aphrodite's altars to worship her, and the jealous goddess sends her son Eros to ruin her, only for the love-god to fall for her himself. Wed to an unseen husband who comes only in darkness, she betrays his trust by lifting a lamp to his face, and loses him. To win him back she endures Aphrodite's cruel, impossible trials, even a descent into the underworld, until the gods grant her immortality and unite Soul with Love forever.

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Who is Psyche?
Psyche is a mortal princess so beautiful that men abandon Aphrodite's altars to worship her, and the jealous goddess sends her son Eros to ruin her, only for the love-god to fall for her himself.
Which mythology does Psyche belong to?
Psyche belongs to Greek mythology.
Which stories does Psyche appear in?
Psyche appears in Eros and Psyche, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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