Question

What is a simple moral to the myth of Psyche? If so, what do you think it is?

Answer 1

Answer:

The myth of Psyche is about a beautiful young woman whom the goddess Aphrodite grew jelous of because the people of the land praised her as the goddess of love. Aphrodite ordered the god Eros (cupid) to shoot psyche with an arrow of love causing her to fall in love with something or someone ugly and dis honnorable to psyche's family. Eros went to pshye to shoot her but accidentally shot himself in the foot when he marvled at her beauty. An oracle told Psyche to go to the top of a cliff dressed to be wed to her new husband, a monster. she goes to the cliff and jumps. she is wisked away to a beautiful castle in the clouds. she meets her husband there. he tells her to never view him while he is sleeping. he is hidden for a reason to protect her. he tells her that he loves her and she believes him. she falls in love with him. one day her husband allows her sisters to visit her. her sisters were always jelous of Psyche they tell her that her husband is a monster who wants to kill her.  she let their doubt get to her head. she tried to view her husband while he slept. she viewed his beautiful face and saw that he was the god of love. her candle dripped wax on to his shoulder and woke him up. he left, angry that Psyche betrayed him by doing what he asked her to. he left and fled to Aphrodite who charged the girl with impossible missions. she made Psyche literally go to the underworld to proove her love to Eros. Psyche was tricked by Aphrodite to open up a makeup container that Persephone had her bring to Aphrodite. Psyche let Aphrodite get in to her head. psyche opened the container and unleashed a curse that put her on the brink of death. Eros found the strength to rush to his loves side. he demanded that Zeus make her a goddess. Zeus said yes out of fear of Eros and his powers of love. Psyche became a goddess after slaving away for Aphrodite for months. the story ended happily.

one moral of the story could be dont let others and their insecurities effect you and your decisions