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A beautiful princess has a husband she can never see. He visits her only in the dead of night. When curiosity overcomes her, she discovers who he really is, only to be cruelly abandoned. Psyche must find her husband. But she has earned the wrath of Venus by rivalling her in beauty,... Read Full Overview

A beautiful princess has a husband she can never see. He visits her only in the dead of night. When curiosity overcomes her, she discovers who he really is, only to be cruelly abandoned. Psyche must find her husband. But she has earned the wrath of Venus by rivalling her in beauty,... Read Full Overview

Is Cupid and Psyche a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This volume provides Joel Relihan's lively translation of this best known section of Apuleius' Golden Ass , some useful and illustrative... Read Full Overview

An adaptation of the story in The Golden Ass of Apuleius by M.G. Balme and J.H.W. Morwood.

6. On p. 226 of the Testimonia, you request that we change "Longinos" to "Pseudeo-Longinos." In November of last year you wanted to change this in the introduction. When we asked what to do about all the other references to Longinos in the book you responded, on Nov. 8: "About... Read Full Overview

A beautiful princess has a husband she can never see. He visits her only in the dead of night. When curiosity overcomes her, she discovers who he really is, only to be cruelly abandoned. Psyche must find her husband. But she has earned the wrath of Venus by rivalling her in beauty,... Read Full Overview

Is Cupid and Psyche a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This volume provides Joel Relihan's lively translation of this best known section of Apuleius' Golden Ass , some useful and illustrative... Read Full Overview

"Amor und Psyche ist Teil von Apuleius' Romans Metamorphosen. Psyche, die junge K?nigstochter, wird ob ihrer Sch?nheit von Untertanen und von Fremden wie eine G?ttin verehrt. Die alten G?ttinnen sinnen auf Rache und senden Amor, auf das er sie mit dem unn?tzesten Mann unter der... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche is a classic tale from ancient Roman literature, written by the author Apuleius, also known as Lucius. The story follows the beautiful mortal woman Psyche, who is so stunning that she is worshipped as a goddess by the people of her town. However,... Read Full Overview