CUPID AND PSYCHE

Psych (the unconscious)

There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest Psyche excelled her sisters so great that beside them she seemed like a goddess consorting with mere mortals. The fame of her surpassing beauty spread far and wide and soon many people came to worship her as though she were a goddess. Venus' temples lay in filth and her favorite city lay in ruins, for now, all that cared for Venus cared for Psyche.

Venus grew jealous of Psyche and as always turned to her son Cupid for help. She told Cupid to go to earth and shoot Psyche with an arrow to make her fall in love with a terrible monster on the earth. When Cupid saw Psyche, he fell in love with her and forgot his duty. Then he went to Apollo to pour his heart.

 Meanwhile, Psyche and her family become worried that she will never find a husband, for although men admire her beauty, they always seem content to marry someone else. Psyche's father prays to Apollo for help, and Apollo instructs her to go to the top of a hill, where she will marry not a man but a serpent.  Then Apollo put her on the top of a hill, a snake will come, and that will be her husband, so her parents got sad but still Psyche waiting and the wind came by and carried her away while she fell asleep.

When she awoke she saw a river and a palace of gold and silver, and empty.

When he entered the palace, a voice told her ''  This palace is for you, and for you only'' and then the voice '' Your husband will come tonight'', it all happened as the voice told her. 
 Every night her husband came but she never saw his face.  One day her sister would like to visit her, and  Cupid gives permission but never to see his face.
Her sister came by wind, they were happy to see each other, they jealous Psyche, the palace of gold and silver.

When they asked about his husband, there was no clear answer, then Psyche gave them gold, silver and jewells and  saw them off. Sisters envy her.
They understood that she had never seen her husband  so came back and scorned her that her husband could e a terrible monster and gave advice that turn on the lights and kills him with a dagger.
At night, when Cupid fell asleep, Psyche  tried to look Cupid via candles light
When she saw the beautiful Cupid asleep on her bed, she fell in love with his, at this time oil dropped on Cupid's shoulder, he woke up and angry.
She broke the promise, there was no trust, no love and fled without a word.

Psyche, meanwhile, journeys all over the land to find Cupid. She decided to go to Venus herself in a plea for love and forgiveness after they talk, Aphrodite tried to test for Psyche.
The first, tiny seeds to arrange in a very short period of time. A group of ants took pity on her and begun separating all the grains into different piles. When Aphrodite comes at dawn she is angry. She makes the second task even harder. "Go to the other side of the river and fetch me the golden fleece from the sun god's sheep."  Psyche managed this task, too.  Another task, Psyche to fill a flask from the mouth of the River Styx. When Psyche reached the head of the river, she realized that this task seems impossible because the rocks are so dangerous. This time, an eagle helped her and filled the flask. Venus still did not give in. She challenged Psyche to went into the underworld and had Persephone put some of her beauty in a box.
Psyche going down to the underworld with box, but could not find Persephone, and came to a voice like open the box, he opened the box but nothing was to be found inside suddenly a deadly languor took possession of her as she fell into a heavy sleep.

Meanwhile Cupid search for Psyche, Cupid picked Psyche up and wiped the sleep from her eyes and placed it into the box. Cupid told her to take the box to his mother and all would be fine. To make sure Cupid flew up to Mount Olympus and spoke with Jupiter himself. Although Cupid had done Jupiter harm previously by making him turn into a bull and a swan, he agreed to help him. Jupiter summoned all the gods, including Venus, and announced the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Mercury brought Psyche to the palace of the gods, and Jupiter himself gave her the ambrosia to make her immortal. Venus was in turn satisfied for with Psyche up in Heaven, she would not command attention from the men on earth.

So all came to the happiest end.

four duty:  tiny seeds, fetch the golden wool, fill the cup with black water of the Styx, fill the box some beauty.