Walked out.
Psyche goes to the underworld to retrieve a beauty ointment from Persephone in an attempt to win back the love of her husband, Eros. This task is set for her by Aphrodite, who is jealous of Psyche's beauty and wants to destroy her.
Psyche had to perform three tasks for Cupid, the god of love and desire, as instructed by Venus, Cupid's mother. These tasks were given to test Psyche's love for Cupid and included sorting a pile of mixed grains, fetching a vial of water from the River Styx, and retrieving a box of beauty ointment from the underworld.
Psyche was supposed to put a bit of the beauty of Proserpina, the queen of the underworld, into the box she was given. However, her curiosity caused her to open the box, which resulted in her falling into a deep sleep.
The word "psyche" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, "psyche" refers to the human soul, mind, or spirit. As a verb, "psyche" means to mentally prepare oneself for a task or challenge.
The synonym for psyche is mind or soul.
The box was empty when Psyche left for the underworld. She was supposed to have Proserpina, the Queen of the Underworld, place a bit of Psyche's beauty in the box. When Psyche leaves the underworld, she decides to open the box and take a little bit of the beauty for herself, but the box does not contain beauty; it contains sleep, and Psyche falls asleep. Cupid, who has by now forgiven Psyche, rushes to her aid, and puts the sleep back in the box, waking Psyche. He then appeals to Jupiter, who decides that Psyche be made immortal and marry Cupid. For more information, please see the Related Link below.
The box was empty when Psyche left for the underworld. She was supposed to have Proserpina, the Queen of the Underworld, place a bit of Psyche's beauty in the box. When Psyche leaves the underworld, she decides to open the box and take a little bit of the beauty for herself, but the box does not contain beauty; it contains sleep, and Psyche falls asleep. Cupid, who has by now forgiven Psyche, rushes to her aid, and puts the sleep back in the box, waking Psyche. He then appeals to Jupiter, who decides that Psyche be made immortal and marry Cupid. For more information, please see the Related Link below.
The box was empty when Psyche left for the underworld. She was supposed to have Proserpina, the Queen of the Underworld, place a bit of Psyche's beauty in the box. When Psyche leaves the underworld, she decides to open the box and take a little bit of the beauty for herself, but the box does not contain beauty; it contains sleep, and Psyche falls asleep. Cupid, who has by now forgiven Psyche, rushes to her aid, and puts the sleep back in the box, waking Psyche. He then appeals to Jupiter, who decides that Psyche be made immortal and marry Cupid. For more information, please see the Related Link below.
Psyche goes to the underworld to retrieve a beauty ointment from Persephone in an attempt to win back the love of her husband, Eros. This task is set for her by Aphrodite, who is jealous of Psyche's beauty and wants to destroy her.
Psyche was supposed to put the beauty of Persephone, the queen of the underworld, in a little box to take to Hades. This task was given to her by Venus (Aphrodite) as a part of her trials. Venus wanted Psyche to retrieve the beauty of Persephone to make herself even more beautiful. However, Psyche was warned not to open the box, but her curiosity got the better of her.
Zeus, realizing that Eros also known as Cupid, was miserable without Psyche, made Psyche immortal so that they could be married. Cupid had retrieved her from the underworld which made this possible.
Charon is the ferryman of the Underworld, rowing souls to the gates of judgement (or something)
Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld. Psyche, in her task to get the box of beauty from the goddess Proserpine, has to get past Cerberus. She is instructed by a Tower and gives him cake so he will let her pass.
Psyche had to perform three tasks for Cupid, the god of love and desire, as instructed by Venus, Cupid's mother. These tasks were given to test Psyche's love for Cupid and included sorting a pile of mixed grains, fetching a vial of water from the River Styx, and retrieving a box of beauty ointment from the underworld.
Psyche was supposed to put a bit of the beauty of Proserpina, the queen of the underworld, into the box she was given. However, her curiosity caused her to open the box, which resulted in her falling into a deep sleep.
Psyche was taken by Zephyrus, the west wind, to the palace of Eros, the god of love, which was hidden atop a secluded and beautiful hill.
Aphrodite. Psyche was an incredibly beautiful mortal princess who earned the wrath of Aphrodite when people started worshipping her instead of the goddess. Aphrodite told Eros to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous men imaginable, but Eros himself fell in love with her and took her to his palace, however, Eros hid his true identity and demanded that Psyche never look upon his face. Psyche was eventually tricked by her jealous sisters into looking at the face of the god, and he abandoned her. Grief-stricken, Psyche searched the world for her lost love and eventually came into the service of Aphrodite. The goddess commanded that Psyche perform a series of tasks, culminating in a journey to the Underworld. In the end Psyche was reunited with Eros and the couple wed in a ceremony attended by the gods.