Writing Notes: Cupid and Psyche (Part B)

Psyche by John William Waterhouse
Cupid and Psyche: Part B

  1. Venus and the Goddesses 
    • Preface: Venus is Aphrodite 
      • Husband to Vulcan the god of metalworking
        • did not love him 
      • Mars (Ares) the god of war was a lover of hers
    • Cupid is hurt, a bird goes to tell Venus underwater
      • tells Venus her household is basically a laughing stock not doing their duty 
      • Told her he actually married Psyche 
        • Venus rushed to Cupid, went off
          • said she will have another son and will give him all of Cupid's gear
          • Warns him he will regret going against her wishes 
        • Venus left and saw Juno and Ceres who told her to let it go 
          • her son is young and likes a pretty girl, do not make a bit deal
          • Ignored them and went back tot he ocean
            • Juno- wife of Zeus, queen of heaven
            • Ceres- goddess of harvest 
  2. Psyche's Prayer 
    • Psyche looking for Cupid still 
      • Went to a shrine
        • ended up bring Ceres, who found Psyche there cleaning her shrine
        • Ceres asked how could she be doing this when Venus wants her head 
      • Psyche asked if she could hide in the shrine
        • Ceres felt bad but had to say no out of respect 
    • Found Juno's Shrine next 
      • prayed for protection 
        • Juno appeared and denied out of respect 
  3. Venus and Mercury 
    • Psyche looking for Venus thinks to just go to her and get it over with
      • maybe Cupid is with his mother anyway
    • Venus went to the heavens to find Mercury the messenger god
      • told him to spread the word of her appearance so no one will harbor her  
      • the reward was seven kisses from Venus and one with tongue
        • all men began a witch hunt 
        • but Familiarity found Psyche at Venus' door  
  4. Venus and Psyche 
    • Psyche gets punished by Anxiety and Sorrow
    • Venus says Psyche is pregnant 
      • says the wedding and child are illegitimate because it was done without cupids fathers consent and without recognition 
      • Then Venus beat her 
        • then told her to sort grains
      • Ants came to do the task for her and took pity on her 
  5. Psyche's Next Task
    • Venus did not believe it was her work
    • Cupid is locked up in the same house 
    • Venus told Psyche to get the fleece of a golden sheep 
      • Psyche left, but to go jump off a cliff 
      • someone stopped her and gave her advice on how to get the fleece 
    • Got the fleece, but is given one last task because Venus was annoyed 
      • Get freezing liquid from the fountain that feeds into Styx and Cocytus
  6. The Third Task 
    • Psyche left and approached deadly jagged rock walls with rivers going through and snakes warning her to not go forward 
      • She was stone moving forward very weary 
      • Jupiter's royal eagle took pity and went to help her 
    • Eagle said you're crazy even the gods do not go to these waters 
      • told her to give him the vial so he could go fill it 
      • threatened, but said it was on Venus' orders 
  7. The Jar of Beauty 
    • Venus accused Psyche of being a witch for doing the impossible task 
    • told Psyche to go get beauty from Proserpine from the underworld for Venus 
      • needs it after "caring for Cupid" 
    • Psyche finally realizes that none of these tasks were meant to be completed
      • she is trying to be destroyed 
      • went to kill herself again but was stopped 
    • Is told how to get to Pluto's place without dying, do not drink liquid 
      • Two barley cakes for the dog 
      • Two coins for the boat transfer
        • don't lose either or Psyche will not make it back 
    • Followed exactly what to do, but wants to drink divine beauty 
  8. The Sleep of the Dead 
    • Opened the jar, but immediately fell into a corpse-like sleep 
    • Cupid regained strength and flew to Psyche's rescue 
      • Told her that her curiosity almost killed her again, and sent her to his mother to finish 
    • Cupid then went to the heaven's to ask for support 
      • Jupiter agreed if he could have another crazy pretty girl 
  9. The Wedding Feast 
    • Jupiter legitimized Cupid and Psyche's marriage 
    • Told Venus to not worry 
    • Told Mercury to bring Psyche to heaven 
      • Gave her ambrosia to be mortal 
      • Then a wedding feast appeared 
    • Everyone celebrated the wedding, tons of gods
    • Psyche and Cupid later had a child named Pleasure 
    • Returns to the Old woman and the girl prisoner 
    • Robbers return with loot
      • left again with the donkeys to get more of it 
      • Donkeyman is now lame and the robbers want to throw him over a cliff 
      • Robbers leave again to go get hurt friends 
  10. The Escape 
    • The Donkey, Lucius, realizes that his skin is not actual donkey skin, but a thin layer
      • he can escape his skin and take the girl before the robbers get back 
    • Broke free of the ropes, the old women grabbed him, and he dragged her along
      • kicked her in the legs 
    • The girl comes out and jumps on the Lucius' back, taking the ropes from the old women 
      • they both now were escaping together 
    • The girl goes on and on about how she will honor this donkey if he gets her home
      • she wonders if she is on some deity or human 
    • The end?!?!? 
Began to have a Cinderalla and Beauty and the Beast Vibe 
Apuleius. “Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook.” Greek Myth: Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche, 

           mythfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Unit%3A%20Cupid%20and%20Psyche.

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