Domina Tempora

78: Cupid and Psyche: Love Cannot Live where There is No Faith


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A beautiful girl, Psyche, is born after two older sisters. People throughout the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about Venus, who is supposed to be the most beautiful being ever. Jealous, Venus plots to ruin Psyche. She instructs her son, Cupid, to pierce the girl with an arrow and make her fall in love with the most hideous man alive. But when Cupid sees Psyche, he shoots himself with the arrow instead.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://martinifisher.com/2020/02/29/cupid-and-psyche-love-cannot-live-where-there-is-no-faith/

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