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1、NoonewouldsaythathehadnoideawhoCupidis.Nowadays,Cupidandhisarrowshasbecomethemostpopularoflovesigns.Cupidhasalwaysplayedaroleinthecelebrationofloveandlovers.InancientGreecehewasknownasEros,theyoungsonofAphrodites,thegoddessofloveandbeauty.TotheRomanshewasCupid,andhismotherwasVenus.InGreekmy
2、thology,Psychewasthedeificationofthehumansoul.Shewasportrayedinancientmosaicsasagoddesswithbutterflywings,becausepsycheisalsotheGreekwordfor'butterfly'.TheGreekwordpsycheliterallymeans"spirit,breath,lifeoranimatingforce".ThereisaverywonderfulandinterestinglovestoryaboutCupidandPsyche.Before
3、shebecameagoddess,PsychewastheyoungestdaughterofthekingandqueenofSicily,andthemostbeautifulpersonontheisland.VenuswasjealousofthebeautyofPsyche,andorderedCupidtopunishher.Butinstead,Cupidfelldeeplyinlovewithher.Hetookherashiswife,butasamortalshewasforbiddentolookathim.However,Psyche’sjealou
4、ssisterswereangeredbyherwealthandlove,andpersuadedhertokillCupid.AssoonasPsychelookedatCupid,Cupidawokeandfeltveryangryabouther.Hewaswoundedandlefther.Asshetriedtofindherlove,shecameuponthetempleofVenus.Wishingtodestroyher,thegoddessoflovegavePsycheaseriesoftasks,eachisharderandmoredangerou
5、sthenthelast,butluckily,ineachcaseatherewouldbeaGodassistingher.Forherlasttask,hertemptationandcuriositymadeherintroubleagain,shewasattackedbyaninfernalsleep.Cupidfoundherlifelessontheground.Hegatheredthedeadlysleepfromherbodyandputitbackinthebox.Cupidforgaveher,asdidVenus.Thegods,movedbyPs
6、yche'sloveforCupidmadeheragoddess.FinallyPsycheandCupidwereallowedtobemarried.Theywereveryhappytogether,andhadachild,namedPleasure.WhenIfinishedthestory,Ifeltsoshockedandglad.Iwasshockedbytheirtroubleromanceandsatisfiedwiththehappyending.Actually,averyinterestingpointisthatErosmeansloveandP
7、sychemeanssoul.Soinasenseloveandsoularealwaystogether.Today,CupidandPsychestillsymbolizeeverlastinglove.Thestorycontainsmanymeanings.Foronepoint,Innerbeautytrumpsouterbeauty.Beautydoesn’talwaysmeangoodtoawoman.ForPsyche,herbeautygavehernopleasure,butsepa
