Physche was so beautiful when she was born that her king father compared her to the great goddess of beauty, Aphrodite or Venus. Outraged when she heard this, she sent her son Eros or Cupid, to shoot her with one of his arrows that makes anyone fall in love with the first person they see. So when Eros was about to shoot her, he accidentally pricked himself in the finger and fell in love with Physche. And so he married her.
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Psyche was Cupid's lover. Edith Hamilton's Mythology tells all the tales of lovers.
Psyche wasn't originally a goddess. Though she became immortal, that doesn't necessarily make her a goddess. So no, Psyche doesn't have any powers.
Learning about Greek mythology helps us understand the beginnings of Western civilisation. It also helps give us a wider perspective of religion.Another good reason to learn about Greek mythology is because much great literature, religious practices and stories in the west are based from it. Further, the stories are very colorful and entertaining.Greek mythology was the basis of the ancient Greek religious beliefs and an important part of their culture.
a person's "achilles heel"
An "Achilles heel" is a person with a weak spot.
Cupid. After a long, and arduous path, Cupid and Psyche are eventually united. Jupiter pleaded the cause of the lovers so well with Venus (Cupid's mother) that she consented (she had been opposed to Psyche). At this, Mercury brought Psyche up to the heavenly assembly where she was married to Cupid.
The word harpy is known in Roman and Greek mythology as female monsters. They had human faces and the body of a bird. The word itself means "snatchers".