Page 3 - The Passionate
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Psyche's beauty was heard far and wide
by people. Some even said that even the
beautiful goddess of love like Venus couldn't
compare to her. It made the goddess Venus
very dissatisfied and ordered her son Cupid
to shoot a love arrow at Psyche to make her
fall in love with the most dreadful creature
on earth. But when Cupid met Psyche for
the first time, he fell in love with her
himself. With the fear that his mother
would know the truth, Cupid secretly lived
with Psyche without letting her see his face
and came to see her only when she was
asleep.
As the days went by, Psyche wondered
what her husband would look like. She
decided to peek at his face because of her
curiosity and the encouragement from her
sister. She held the lamp and lifted it close
to him. But, the candle wax dropped on him.
Cupid then woke up in shock and furious.
He said, “Love cannot live where there is no
trust,” and then flew away. Psyche had set
out to look for her husband but could not
find him anywhere. Finally, she went to the
temple of the goddess Venus and begged her
for help. The goddess gave her four tasks.
All of them were missions that were difficult
for humans to complete.