Psyche ~ Goddess of the Soul

​The goddess Psyche started out as a mortal but one of exquisite grace and beauty. Fervently courted by numerous mortal men and gods, Psyche turned from them all for she truly wasn’t interested in romance.

This offended Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who decided to bring Psyche down a notch by sending her son Eros, the god of love, to shoot her with one of his magical arrows. These are tipped in an aphrodisiac that would make her fall hopelessly in love with the first man she saw, no matter how wretched, unsuitable, or unappealing he might be.

​But, as the Fates would have it, just as Eros had Psyche lined up in his sights, Eros stumbled and accidentally pricked himself with the arrow and fell madly in love with Psyche himself.

​Reluctant to face mama with the news of what had happened, Eros whisked Psyche off to his palatial hideaway in the mountains for a quick wedding and lengthy honeymoon.

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