When reading the chapter Venus and Psyche, I was shocked at Venus's high degree of jealousy towards Psyche. Venus tormented and belittled Psyche and all just because her beauty threatened her. She ripped Psyche of her beauty and forced her to complete near impossible tasks. From this chapter, I could discern that Venus is a cruel, superficial, and an arrogant goddess.
I felt like the purpose of the tasks in Venus and Psyche, Psyche's Next Task, and The Third Task were to portray Psyche's undying love for Cupid. The tasks seemed impossible but that did not stop Psyche. Even though Psyche did receive help from others, her willingness to attempt the task and complete it is still an amazing feat.
After finally reading about the cruelty of Venus and Psyche's hardships, I was to discover that the story had a happy ending. I was also happy that despite Psyche's betrayal, Cupid still loved her and came to her rescue. In the Wedding Feast, Psyche and Cupid reunited. They married and Psyche gave birth to a child. This all happened with the help of Jupiter. This shows that there are some bad Gods and there are some good Gods.
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| (Cupid and Psyche's Wedding, by Raphael) |
I also read the Cupid and Psyche unit for my storytelling post and really liked all of the stories. One of my favorites was also Venus and Psyche. I thought it was sad in the story how Venus took all the beauty from Psyche and agree, like you said, that Venus is a cruel, superficial and an arrogant goddess. I too was looking for a happy ending and found that as well in Cupid's return to Psyche.
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