It's our 100th post today on Instagram & it's Valentine's day. So we chose to celebrate it with a story.
HIT OR MISS - The Story of Eros & Psyche
The story tells of the quest for love and trust between Eros and Psyche. Aphrodite was jealous of the beauty of mortal princess Psyche, as men were leaving her altars barren to worship a mere human woman instead, and so she commanded her son Eros, the god of love, to cause Psyche to fall in love with the ugliest creature on earth. But instead, Eros falls in love with Psyche himself and spirits her away to his home. Their fragile peace is ruined by a visit from Psyche's jealous sisters, who cause Psyche to betray the trust of her husband. Wounded, Eros leaves his wife, and Psyche wanders the Earth, looking for her lost love. Eventually, she approaches Aphrodite and asks for her help. Aphrodite imposes a series of difficult tasks on Psyche, which she can achieve using supernatural assistance.
After completing these tasks, Aphrodite relents and Psyche becomes immortal to live alongside her husband Eros. Together they had a daughter, Voluptas or Hedone (meaning physical pleasure, bliss).
In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings (because psyche was also the Ancient Greek word for 'butterfly'). The Greek word psyche means "soul, spirit, breath, life or animating force".
In the Gnostic narrative found in On the Origin of the World, Eros, during the universe's creation, is scattered among the creatures of Chaos, existing between the midpoint of light and darkness as well as the angels and people. Later, Psyche pours her blood upon him, causing the first rose to sprout up on the Earth, followed by every flower and herb.
If you'd like to decode this heartbreaking yet victorious story please read and continue to follow the other posts on our page. I have not amended this one because it's written so beautifully. You can find the full story in the link provided below.
Happy Valentines Day!
Sources: Wikipedia
Full Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche
