There were many parts in the first half of reading Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche by Apuleius and translated by Tony Kline, that
caught my attention. For example when the thieves kidnapped the girl the donkey
talked about how gorgeous the young woman was and that she looked like a girl
to “covet”. I also liked how they chose to describe the young woman later on in
the story. It was said that she looked as if she was, “born from the blue depths
of the sea, emerging in spray from the foaming waves…” (Psyche’s Beauty).
Another part of the story that stuck in my mind was the fact that Psyche was so
beautiful but still lonely. Her two older sisters weren’t as pretty as she was
but they were happily married… or so it seemed. The story also follows a very
standard fairy tale plot because when they find that Psyche has a wonderful
life they immediately get jealous and want to take her happiness away. The last
thing that stood out to me was the description the sisters made for Psyche’s
husband. They made him sound like he was such a hideous creature. I had a vivid
picture of a serpent like creature slithering into bed with Psyche and was
shocked to find that he ended up being a handsome Cupid.
(Painting of Psyche Abandoned by Coypel
Source: UnTextbook)
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