Cupid and Psyche
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Last published Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Psyche, a beautiful princess, is revered by men all over Greece. She is hailed as more beautiful than any mortal woman... or any goddess. The goddess Aphrodite, enraged by this blasphemy, sends her son Eros to ensure that Psyche falls in love with a disgusting mortal. Yet when he gazes upon Psyche's sleeping form, he can't help but fall in love with her himself...
https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html
a novelization of the classic Greek myth, as told by Thomas Bullfinch.
this has always been one of my favorite myths, well deserving of a novelization. Enjoy!
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