19th-century Bronze Sculpture, Cupid And Psyche

Cupid and Psyche is one of the most beautiful love stories in Greek and Roman mythology. It tells the tale of Psyche, a mortal woman of extraordinary beauty, and Cupid (also known as Eros), the god of love.

Psyche was so beautiful that people began to worship her as if she were a goddess. This angered Venus (Aphrodite), the goddess of love. Out of jealousy, Venus ordered her son Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with a terrible monster.

But when Cupid saw Psyche, he accidentally struck himself with his own arrow and fell deeply in love with her.

Cupid secretly brought Psyche to a magical palace, where he visited her only at night. He asked her to trust him and never look at his face. Influenced by doubt, Psyche lit a lamp while he slept and discovered that her mysterious husband was Cupid himself. Startled, she spilled hot oil on him, waking him. Hurt by her lack of trust, Cupid disappeared.

Desperate to win him back, Psyche faced a series of impossible tasks set by Venus—sorting grains, gathering golden wool, and even traveling to the underworld. With courage and unexpected help, she completed every trial.

In the end, the gods rewarded her devotion. Psyche was granted immortality, and she and Cupid were finally united forever.