• There once was a king with three daughters, Psyche being the most admirable one
• Psyche was so beautiful that Venus, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, became very jealous
• Venus told her son, Cupid, to shoot an arrow at Psyche that will make her fall in love with a monster
• Once Cupid saw how beautiful Psyche was, he became distracted and shot himself with the arrow instead, making him fall in love with her
• Psyche’s parents forced her to live in a castle because no one understood why she was the only one of three sisters not yet married
• Cupid visits Psyche every night in the dark, refusing to show himself so that she would not fall in love with his looks. Because of this she thinks he is invisible
• Her two sisters visited her and were very jealous of the way she lived. They convinced Psyche that her invisible husband was a monster and advised her to kill him with a candle and a knife.
• Cupid woke up and saw what she was doing and left out the window immediately.
• Not knowing her husband was Cupid, Psyche was very upset that he left and went searching the globe to find him.
• Not being able to find him, Psyche went to his mother Venus looking for help. Instead of helping, Venus tried to kill her.
• After hearing what his mother was trying to do, Cupid came and rescued Psyche.
• Cupid and Psyche were finally able to get married and had a daughter.
Questions
1. Why was Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, so jealous of Psyche?
2. Who was the only person that went to help Psyche from Venus?
• There once was a king with three daughters, Psyche being the most admirable one
• Psyche was so beautiful that Venus, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, became very jealous
• Venus told her son, Cupid, to shoot an arrow at Psyche that will make her fall in love with a monster
• Once Cupid saw how beautiful Psyche was, he became distracted and shot himself with the arrow instead, making him fall in love with her
• Psyche’s parents forced her to live in a castle because no one understood why she was the only one of three sisters not yet married
• Cupid visits Psyche every night in the dark, refusing to show himself so that she would not fall in love with his looks. Because of this she thinks he is invisible
• Her two sisters visited her and were very jealous of the way she lived. They convinced Psyche that her invisible husband was a monster and advised her to kill him with a candle and a knife.
• Cupid woke up and saw what she was doing and left out the window immediately.
• Not knowing her husband was Cupid, Psyche was very upset that he left and went searching the globe to find him.
• Not being able to find him, Psyche went to his mother Venus looking for help. Instead of helping, Venus tried to kill her.
• After hearing what his mother was trying to do, Cupid came and rescued Psyche.
• Cupid and Psyche were finally able to get married and had a daughter.
Questions
1. Why was Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, so jealous of Psyche?
2. Who was the only person that went to help Psyche from Venus?
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