Cupid and Psyche: Myth or Folktale?

In the myth Psyche, Psyche was a Greek goddess who many people payed attention to. But when more people began to pay attention to Psyche Aphrodite got very jealous. So Aphrodite got one of her sons Eros, also known as Cupid, to go and strike her with her arrow to make her fall in love with an ugly mean creature. When Eros laid eyes on her he immediately fell in love and sent her to a castle in a land far away. Psyche thought he was and evil monster because he kept his identity hidden from Psyche until one night when she saw his face. She was going to kill him and try and escape but when she turned on the light she saw his true identity and instantly fell in love. In fear Eros flew off and Psyche began searching for him everywhere. She went everywhere until she decided to ask Aphrodite for help. Although Aphrodite gave her very hard tasks to complete, such as having to go far into the sea and almost everywhere, before she found him she realized something. Aphrodite realized that her son's happiness shouldn't be controlled by her needs(Colombian Encyclopedia).She should let him be happy even if she doesn't like who it's with. The moral lesson Aphrodite influenced today's society with was if a person loves somebody they should let them be happy, even if it impacts their life. Somebody's happiness shouldn't affect another persons. Aphrodite influenced today's society but

Biblical myth probably covers the greatest range of human situations, encompassing all ages of life including the next life, all relationships whether personal or governmental, and all phases of the individual’s experience, physical, sexual, psychological, spiritual (p.

Myth is a body of story that matters—the patterns present in mythology run deeply in the human psyche

Mythology usually deals with divinities, in contrast folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements.

This is reasoned for its same theme of tragedy, romance and including such elements as betrayal, sacrifice and bravery. In the myth of Cupid and Psyche, the story explains how the sisters of Psyche warned her of her unseen husband and that her was a harmful beast. But as she approached him at night, she laid her eye upon the most beautiful man she's ever seen. But her candle stick wax's fell on him and injured him. As Cupid began to fly to Olympus for healing, he said to Psyche: "Love cannot live where there is no trust." (Hamilton, Pg. 100) Psyche soon regretted her naive action and did everything she could to prove herself worthy as a love to Cupid. She even went to jealous Venus and sold herself to the Goddess and endured sore trials just to be with her lover once more. But in the end, the two were united once more and created a bond that could never be broken. Tales and myths such as above can demonstrate and prove that nothing can endure more than the power of love and nothing is more beautiful than the way love is found once again no matter how many times it was broken

To start off, myths are stories that have been passed throughout many centuries, and are very popular in the world. A myth is a traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon usually involving supernatural beings or events. These legends can go from being almost identical to varying so much from each other. Although stories "Bladur" and "The Spirit Bride" seem awfully alike, there are many contrasting things.

Myth, a myth is a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining something natural that a culture believes. Myths are very important to religion and they help to define different cultures through storytelling and legends. Personally I had many different myths to choose from, having a very mixed background. I chose a tale that meant something to me and my family, the myth of how the rainbow was made. This legend is a Native American tale, told by the Tohono O’odham people. Its very light and happy that’s one of the reasons why it was told to me was a kid. This myth may seem like just a children's story but it has a deeper meaning that anyone can interpret for themselves. First of all

Fairy tales is the term also used to describe something adored with unusual happiness, like “fairy tale ending” a happing ending or “fairy tale romance”, though not all fairy tale as a happy ending. A fairy tales is a type of short story that consistently features European folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, trolls, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy Tale Fairy tales may be acclaimed from other folk narratives such as legends which generally involves belief in the veracity of the events described and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables. Fairy Tale." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 June 2014. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. According to Arthur Schlesinger, classical tales “tells children what they unconsciously know-that human nature is not innately good, that conflict is real, that life is harsh before it is happy-and thereby reassure them about their own fears and their own sense of self” (229). Fairy tales, according to the British illustrator Arthur Rackman have become “part of our everyday thought and expression, and help to shape our lives” (229). Fairy tales are mostly used in any story that is not only true, but could not possibly be true. Maria Tatar the author of numerous articles on fairy tales and also ten scholarly books wrote that “fairy tales are up close and personal, telling us about the quest of romance and riches, for power and privilege, and, and most important, for a way

In a lot of ways the stories are similar to each other, but there are even more ways how they are different. One of those ways are like how the cruel relatives get punished. In both stories the villains deserve a little bit of karma throughout both books. In Ashputtle one way the relatives were punished by: “and the doves pecked out both the remaining eye.” (Straub 858) I feel that the step sister had Karma from what they did to Ashputtle for all those years. They were just jealous and cruel to her before and after she got married to the prince. So the doves pecked out both of the sister’s eyes, which the doves were suppose to represent her mother how passed away and always look out for her. So Ashputtles mother wants the best for her and she didn’t ruin her evil stepsisters to ruin day of getting married to the prince. But in Cupid and Psyche it was a little bit different. Venus did a lot of awful things to Psyche and made her parents give her up on a mountain. She also got her son to try to get her to marry someone that looked like a monster, but overall Venus’s plan backfired:”My dear son,’ said Venus “Punish that beauty.” (Benson 844) Venus got a little bit of karma when she wanted her son to make Psyche fall in love with a monster instead he stuck himself with the arrow on accident and fell in love with her. Which is bad for Venus because her son is in love with the person she despises the most Psyche. In both of the situations karmas were lots

     C.S. Lewis’s book Till We Have Faces is about the myth of Psyche and Cupid. However, in the original tale Psyche is a very naive girl who is greatly influenced by her two wicked older sisters. In this rendition of the tale, Psyche’s sisters are not evil and Psyche is not a mindless fool as she has been portrayed in earlier tales.

Analytic Response of Cupid and PsycheCupid and Psyche retold by Sally Benson is a famous Ancient Greco-Roman myth. The story begins with a king and queen who have three daughters. The youngest daughter, Psyche, is of such exceptional beauty that “the poverty of language is unable to give her due praise.” People travel to her, proclaiming the girl is the second coming of Aphrodite, and make offerings to her instead of the Goddess herself. Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and beauty, becomes jealous. Aphrodite tells her son Cupid, a young man with golden wingswho represents unrestrained passion, to go to Psyche, and make her fall in love with some low, ugly person. This essay will examine Cupid and Psyche by Sally Benson and how the author has

It is interesting to see how some folktales are similar to each other even though they can be from a different region of the world. An example of this happening is the stories of Odysseus and Sinbad. Both of these folktales have much in common but on is from the Middle East while the other from Greece. The way their travels are similar, how their adventures are being told, and how their personalities are alike prove this concept. These tales were told as entertainment and educate people about growth and perseverance.

Myth: Truth or False? Myth is a story with characters, narrators, and plots. When we buy into myth is false, we buy into veritas which means truth. The Greeks and the Romans, Latin-imperial (Americans), had different ideas about myths and what is truth. The Greeks saw myth as aletheia and lethe, the concealment and unconcealment of what is revealed in the myth, the story.

Everyone has heard the story of Hansel and Gretel, the brave siblings who just barely escaped from an evil witch’s grasp. Disney fairytales, like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, are also favorites among children. Many have heard the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, the fable that teaches that it is better to take your time than rush through something. Fairytales and fables alike all fall under one category; folktales. Kids grow up surrounded by folktales, and they do not even know it.

Myths are universal and transcendent through time; many ancient myths are seen recreated in modern times. The author uses Oedipus as a way of comparing myth to psychology. Dreams have also played a major role in civilization; the people who could interpret dreams can understand and create myths.