I chose to read Cupid and Psyche because I really enjoy reading Greek/Roman mythology and remember reading this specific story in high school and enjoying it. I only remember parts of this story so despite reading this story for the second time, I still learned some new things.
The story begin with the The Captive Woman. This kind of caught me off guard because I assumed the that this was a story about Psyche not some random bride. As I progressed into the story, I realized that this was just a way for the story of Cupid and Psyche to be told. (An old woman affected by the young bride's grief begin telling her the story of Cupid and Psyche to perhaps cheer her up.)
One of my favorites parts of this story was the My Mysterious Husband. I like this part of the story because this is the portion when Psyche and Cupid actually get to interact with each other. From this part of the story we can see that cupid deeply cares for Psyche. Psyche on the other hand does not know what to think, which is understandable considering she is unable to see him and knows nothing about him.
I was shocked at the fickleness of Psyche's sisters in The Jealousy of Psyche's Sisters. In the beginning they were lamenting and in grief of their sister because they did not know her whereabouts but as soon as the discovered that she was well they begin plotting against her. So really they only cared for Psyche when she is inferior to them but as soon as she is seen with riches and appear to be superior to them they envy and hate her.
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