Venus became jealous of Psyche because she was a beautiful girl and everyone loved her. As the goddess of love, Venus was frequently jealous of humans who were very much loved by others since she wanted people to love only her.
More people went to see Psyche then Venus; Venus was jealous of her.
Venus asks Psyche to perform impossible tasks to keep her away from her son, Cupid. She hopes that Psyche will fail and be punished.
Cupid hid his appearance from Psyche because he was under instructions from his mother, Venus, who did not want Psyche to know that she was married to a god. Venus was jealous of Psyche's beauty and did not want her to see the true identity of her invisible husband.
Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, was jealous of Psyche because the girl was so beautiful. People even started worshipping her as the goddess of love and beauty in place of the real goddess. So Venus sent her son Cupid to shoot Psyche with one of his arrows and make her fall in love with a monster. But Cupid ended up falling in love with her himself.
Venus. She wanted to prevent Psyche and Eros (Cupid) from being together.
Venus hated Psyche passionately because of her great beauty. People were beginning to ignore Venus's altars and they instead sacrificed to Psyche, calling her the new goddess of beauty. Furious at this mere mortal girl who was stealing the homage that Venus thought rightfully belonged to her, she attempted to have her son Cupid make Psyche fall in love with a horrible monster. When Cupid ended up falling in love with Psyche himself, this only served to make Venus even more furious; that her own son would adore her worst enemy.
If Psyche ever sees Venus, Venus swore to leave her forever.
In the conclusion of the story "Cupid and Psyche," Psyche is reunited with Cupid after undergoing difficult trials and proving her love for him. Ultimately, their love is able to overcome obstacles and they are granted immortality, living happily ever after. The story ends with their union symbolizing the power of love to conquer all.
Aphrodite was extremely jealous of Psyche because Psyche posed as a threat. It it said that Aphrodite was forgotten when Psyche became to be known. Aphrodite was very jealous of Phsyche's beauty
In Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of Venus (the goddess of love) and Mars (god of war). Venus was jealous of the princess Psyche, who was so loved by her subjects that they forgot to worship Venus. Venus ordered him to make Psyche fall in love with the poorest and ugliest man in the world, but Cupid ended up falling in love with her.
Because Aphrodite was the most beutiful of the goddesses and so wanted to be more beautiful than anybody. Actually it was Venus, since this is a Roman story. ---- Aphrodite/Venus was jealous of the worship that villagers were paying to Psyche instead of her. This exceeded mere admiration of Psyche's beauty: Venus' temples and altars were being deserted in favor of the offerings being brought to an upstart mortal princess.
In the story of Cupid and Psyche, Venus initially feels threatened by Psyche's beauty and popularity, leading her to devise a plan to separate Psyche from Cupid. However, as the story progresses and Psyche overcomes various trials with the help of other gods, Venus' jealousy transforms into admiration for Psyche's strength and perseverance. Ultimately, Venus accepts Psyche into the family of gods and grants her immortality.