What was the point? If they picked one, then the other two Goddesses would possibly hold a grudge against them. They asked the other Greek Gods who deserved it most, but the Greek Gods were way too smart to get involved. Three Goddesses at the wedding became enamored by the golden apple, and all three of them wanted it for themselves.Īphrodite, Athena, and Hera wanted it really badly.
Her malicious idea was to place a golden apple marked “ to the fairest” at the wedding festivities, knowing full well that it would quickly draw attention. This caused her to feel unwanted as a Goddess, so she cunningly came up with an idea for revenge. Paris and Helen of TroyĪ Goddess named Discord was unhappy about not being invited to a wedding celebration. Even so, he felt bound to take Apollo’s advice. The king felt terrible about doing this to his youngest daughter. His daughter also had to be dressed as if mourning for death. Cupid had let it slip out when he also wanted advice from Apollo.Īpollo told the king that Psyche should be taken and left alone on top of a rocky hill.
Her father went to visit the Oracle of Apollo for some much-needed advice about the situation.Īpollo provided the answer with ease since he already knew of Cupid’s feelings towards Psyche. Her sisters had married quite well, but it seemed as if no one wanted to be with Psyche.įor this reason, Psyche’s parents began to worry. Many potential suitors desired Psyche, but no one dared to be with the Goddess like beauty. He couldn’t because he wanted the beauty for himself. The thing is, Cupid didn’t make anyone fall in love with Psyche. The Goddess of love couldn’t wait for everything to return to normal once everyone had seen the ugly brute Psyche had fallen in love with. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The myth of Cupid and Psyche – Brendan Pelsue ()Ĭupid didn’t tell his mother what had happened after he laid eyes on Psyche and didn’t reveal his strong feelings for her.Īphrodite thought Cupid (Eros), the God of love, had done what she had demanded. It was as if he had hit his own heart with one of his own arrows. What Aphrodite didn’t count on was that even Cupid would become enamored by the beautiful Psyche. Aphrodite thought it would teach everyone a huge lesson.Ĭupid flew away to comply with his mother’s wishes and secretly came upon Psyche.
No one could defend themselves against her son’s arrows, and the Goddess knew it. She did it by asking him to make Psyche fall in love with the vilest person he could find. Thus, Psyche soon caught Aphrodite’s attention, especially after the Goddess started feeling neglected by the people.Īs you’re probably aware, Goddesses can be cruel.Īphrodite called on her son Cupid to take care of the situation. Many admirers even considered Psyche to be superior to Aphrodite (Venus), the Goddess of Love. Overall in loveliness, she easily surpassed her two older sisters. Psyche was the youngest of them and also the most beautiful of the three daughters. Long ago, a king had three attractive daughters. Romantic Movies for Greek mythology admirers 1.