Psyche Flashcards
(36 cards)
People stopped worshiping shrines of Venus because of what girl?
Psyche
Because of Psyche’s beauty, people stopped worshiping what goddess?
Venus
What did Venus ask Cupid to do about psyche?
Make her fall in love with someone with a poor reputation
What did Apollo’s oracle at Miletus tell Psyche’s father?
She must be prepared to wed on a mountain top to an evil spirit
What oracle advised Psyche’s father?
Apollo’s oracle at Miletus
What carried Psyche away from the mountain top?
a gentle west wind
Who received service from invisible hands?
Psyche
How did Psyche’s sisters die?
They threw themselves off the mountain top trying to become Cupid’s new bride
What shrines did Psyche pray at?
shrines of Juno and Ceres
What was Psyche’s first task?
sorting grains
How long did Psyche have to sort the grain?
until nightfall
Who helped Psyche sort the grains?
ants
What was Psyche’s second task?
To bring Venus back a hank of wool from man eating sheep
Who helped Psyche with getting wool?
a talking reed
Who helped psyche with her first task?
ants
Who helped psyche with her second task?
a talking reed
How did Psyche get the wool?
she waited until the sheep fell asleep and then she gathered the tufts of wool clinging to the bushes in the grove
What was Psyche’s third task?
To bring Venus a jar of water from the Styx
What river did Psyche have to get water from?
the styx
Who helped Psyche get the water from Styx?
an eagle
Who helped Psyche with her third task?
an eagle
Why did the eagle that helped Psyche owe Cupid?
Cupid had helped him carry Ganymede to heaven
What was Psyche’s fourth task?
To go to the underworld and collect a day’s worth of Proserpina’s beauty ointement
What was Psyche doing in a tower?
Getting ready to jump to her death before her 4th task
