The Trials of Psyche
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A twist on the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros (cupid).
When a god is sent to punish a young woman for angering his mother he is faced with the choice between love and duty. But a god whose duty to bring love to others is not destined to receieve love in return...
Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, unfortunately. When the people start worshipping her as the wordly incarnation of the Goddess Aphrodite, Psyche is put in the firing line of Aphrodite's wrath. Wanting to punish Psyche's people for their blasphemy Aphrodite tasks Eros, her son, to exact revenge. But when Eros discovers that Psyche is more than just a pretty face, and realises they have more in common than he ever imagined a god and a mortal could, he has to make a choice between betraying his mother, angering the Gods of Olympus, or finally following his own heart for the first time in his life.
Notes: Intentionally written without racial descriptions in order to allow for equality of imagination. I hope you can visualise the characters freely.
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