I had just finished the book "Cupid A Tale of Love and Desire" its a Story of how Cupid (not a baby, 'cause i know when any one and EVERYONE thinks of the God of Love as a cute little baby with wings and a bow and Arrows, but no this Cupid is a man, a VERY handsome man.) Falls in love with this mortal Psyche (Sigh-key) and how he learns to stand up to his mother Venus the godess of love. In the end they do live happily ever after and have a daughter. Thats to come to be known as Pleasure. Though im not going to stop there, 'cause whats the point in telling you how the story ends in a philosophy book when i never told you how the book happened?
Haha well i wont leave you hanging. Psyche was a beautiful girl. She was so beautiful that people even thought that SHE was the NEW Venus. Or even mistaked her as Venus. Cupid was a dumb-ass god who was not only immortal, but very handsome... Did i mention a mamas boy as well? Though he has a palace hidden through the trees in a mountain on earth he stayed at his moms and lets her treat him as though he'd never leave. 'Cause to most mothers, theres no girl on earth that will tend to their sons every waking need. :) Thus the reason why we have 40 year old virgins some times xD
Ok So back to whats happened. Psyche, because she was so beautiful every one would stop worshiping Venus and going to her temple that once Venus realized as to why no one came to her any more. She immeadiately started to hate Psyche. So infuriated she had sent Cupid to go and shoot one of his golden arrows into her and make her a fool and fall inlove with a tree or a wall. Though once he saw Psyche it was he who fell in love. Though being the god of love, he himself had never been in love. Though seeing many beautiful women before what had made Psyche so differant right? Well, who knows? All we know is that Cupid was in love and wanted Psyche all for him self. So he went to Apollo to have him tell Psyche's father that she would to be wed to him. Once Apollo hears that Cupid wants to marry Psyche he threatens Cupid he will tell his mother if he promises not to strike him with any of his arrows. Cupis had told him instead:
"I don't make deals like that. If you say a word to Venus, I will see to it that one of my arrows is in your heart until the end of eternity."
Ok to clear things up, non of the gods, goddesses or deities want an arrow gold nor lead from Cupid into them. So when Cupid threatens to do so with his arrows he will do so. Well Apollo does see to it, but twists the words around. When Psyches father comes back (i will mention now that Psyche and her family are royalty) and after a while and tells Psyche what Apollo had said he tells her that Apollo said that her fate was to marry a monster, Cupid had over heard this when he was outside of her room he almost went balistic, though stopped himself when he had realized that she was to still marry him and that Apollo had just twisted it in his own words. So he left to prepare every thing, behind his mothers back of course, but still went and prepared everything.
Though down on earth when the day came it was a sad sad day. No one wanted to know that Psyche was being married off to a monster. Cupid went and got things ready. Psyche started her long journey up the mountain to await her new husband. Once there she was in a meadow of grass and flowers. She had soon fallen asleep waiting for her husband. The next day as the sun sorrowly awoke and started to climb the sky. He none the less didn't liek the fact of Psyche marring a monster either and thought she was already dead. Though as he cmilbed the sky he saw Psyche asleep and he screamed her name and brightened up as bright as can be. Favonius, West wind had came on personal request for Cupid and had picked up Psyche from wherre she rested and had placed her ouside Cupids own personal palace gates. She was tended to by her every need by as she seemed it to be invisible servants. When inside she saw nothing, but a beautiful palace with rooms full of gold, jewels, fine silk gowns, and so on. She had wondered is her husband was truely a monster as Apollo as said, though Apollo was never to be known as a liar.
That day she has bathed roamed her new home and ate. That night she awaited her husband in bed.
When Cupid arrived she was asleep and the moon had given him much light to see her asleep. He was starting to have doubts, but seeing her face had changed that and all he wanted was her. And i think you guys should know what i mean by want. So he got into bed and the second she awoke the moon had right away been covered by clouds thanks to the other winds.
Im skipping farther into the story. Every day Cupid would leave before the crack of dawn so Psyche wouldn't see that she was married to him and Every day Psyche would wonder what/where her husband was. Then at night he'd return to her and... well... yeah ((xD))they'd talk until she'd pass out or until Cupid would leave. And every night she would ask why she wasn't allowed to see his face. Cupid was afraid she might not love him after she sees him. So he explained. Then one day his sisters come and visit though after Cupid warned her that they shouldnt. He kinda of, well, threatened her. By saying she was pregnate with his child and that if he so tells anythign about him he will be sure to it that her child will be born mortal. They come they ask questions she lies. They leave and plan a deveous plan. They come back and they trick her into looking at her husband. That night, though her sisters convinced her of the fact that her husband was a monster guised as a man. And that he was to kill her after she bore him a child. So that night after she knew he was asleep she grabed a lantern lit it and she was astonished to find Cupid in her bed. She touched his golden arrow though her love was strong before she had a even bigger yearn for him.. The lanterns light had known who Cupid was and wanted nothign more than to touch him so some oil splashed onto him and he woke up to see Psyche staring at him. He got up and he went to the balcony and started to fly away. She latched onto his leg and she begged him not to leave. He left of course telling her that she disobeyed him and therefore will never see him again.
So skipping further. She gets back at her sisters with help of West wind and North wind. (they died basically) She then searches the earth for her beloved (Cupid). Mean while. Cupid is being locked in his room at his mothers because his mother is just now finding out that they had an affair. She is furious and thus sends Mercury, the messenger God, to earth to send out the message from Venus saying that anyone who turns in Psyce will get a kiss from Venus herself. Soem were happy but some were not. Psyche is turned in and she is set to tasks that Venus thinks she would fail at doing so. First task:
To sort out beans and seeds into seperate pile of their own. the pile of mixture was from the floor to the ceiling. Once Psyche was alone int he room Venus left her in she starte dot cry. But ants had came to her rescue they had asked her what was wrong and Psyche explained and they helped her. When Venus returned she had thought she had bewitched some one to help to do it so she sent her to bed.
Second task: Was to get golden fleece from these deadly sheep. she was told how to do so from Pan the most ugliest of all Gods. but the most understanding of them all. She returns to Venus with more than a lap full. She is again sent to bed.
Third task: water from the most purest water from the most deadliest river at the top of a mountain. Jupiter, god of all gods, sends his bird to help and Venus was infuriated even more and sends her to bed yet again.
The last task: To go to the underworld and retreive a box of beauty from Proserpine. She has help from North wind on this and is off to the underworld. She gets the box and exits the underworld. But her curiosity got the better of her and she opens the box....
During her whole journey Cupid is starting to realize that Psyche wasnt and isnt to blame. He gets up and as his mothe ris entering he questions her anger. Then turns her anger onto herself, by bringing up Adonis. her lover. he died and she wishes nothing more than to keep that from Cupid, but she cant' and wont always beable to so she tells him that she was sent to the underworld to retreive a box of beauty only that she told Proserpine to fill it with a cloud of death instead. He rushes out of his room and off to meet with Psyche. All four winds had help him with much power and rush to get him to her. He had arrived just as the cloud dismerged from the box. With his wings he had forsed most the cloud back intot he box and them brushed the thin layer of cloud away from Psyche. Then with a kiss she came back to life.
They return to Olympus and Jupiter, Venus, Apollo and the four winds mother are all awaiting them. Jupiter turns to Venus and says that he is ashamed that she would let Jelousy fill her rather than love. And that to keep her own son from finding love. Turns to the four winds mother and thanks her. Then turns to Cupid and Psyche, looks at Cupid and says that maybe now he will be mroe cautious as to what couples he strikes with his arrows form now on from his new expirience. Then he gives Psyche nectar of immortalitie and she drinks. Thus glowing in immortalitie.
They have a feist and it ends with 8months later that Psyche and Cupis have a daughter and they name her Pleasure. As ive alreayd told you.
Through the whoel book i tended to have some connections in what and how Cupid, Psyche, Venus and some of the other characters i didnt get to mention, i felt a connection to them i felt liek i remember some time sof how i was liek that of how i was them. The book is a philosophic book on love. but it makes you think of your own story. It just makes you click. The roles change up a bit one part you will be Psyche (not looks but personality to a guy can read this and be Psyche) and the next you could be Cupid. It all depends what story you're thinking of. It is a book i would reccomend. and a Book that is truely a book you need to pay close attention to other wise you will know nothing about what is happening. Expecially since it IS a philosphy book.
Well thats all fro now sorry its so long,
Your Wacky Little Writer,
Star :)
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