...CUPID AND PSYCHE * A king and queen have three daughters. * All three of the girls are attractive, but one of them is absolutely gorgeous – Psyche. * People come from all around just to check out how beautiful Psyche is. * All this adoration of Psyche gets totally out of hand; men start worshiping her as if she were a goddess and ignore the altars of the goddess of love and beauty, Venus (a.k.a. Aphrodite). * Men even start saying that Psyche is more beautiful than Venus. (Uh-oh.) * We bet you can guess who got mad about this. Yup, that's right – Venus. * The goddess of love gets kind of hateful and orders her son, Cupid (a.k.a. Eros), to go and punish Psyche by making her fall in love with the ugliest thing around. * Cupid sneaks into Psyche's bedroom to do his mother's bidding, but, when he sees how beautiful Psyche is, he gets all distracted and pricks himself with his own arrow. * Cupid falls instantly in love with Psyche and leaves without doing what his mother told him to do. * Psyche's life continues on as usual: everybody comes to gawk at how hot she is. * However, since Venus has it in for her, nobody ever falls in love with Psyche. * Psyche's two sisters end up getting married, but Psyche is stuck sitting alone in her room. * Getting worried that they've made some god angry, Psyche's parents decide to go consult the oracle of Apollo about their daughter's future. * The oracle tells them...
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...Psyche: Mica Cupid: Joachim Venus: Steph Sister1: Jeoyce Sister2: Jeanelle narrators: Faye & Angelica: voice1 & father: Patrick voice2 & mother: Alyssa Narrator1: A king and queen have three daughters. Narrator2: Chruuee! In fact all of their daughters are attractive, “but” one of them is absolutely gorgeous – Psyche. (Psyche enters the stage) Psyche: Is this gift or a curse? I never wished for this beauty! My only desire is to love and to be loved… (Sigh) Narrator1: People come from all around just to check out how beautiful Psyche is. Narrator2: Men start worshiping her as if she were a goddess and ignore the altars of the goddess of love and beauty, Venus Psyche: (Psyche refuses the gift) I cannot accept this gift because I do not deserve to be worshipped! I am not a goddess! (Higher tone) Narrator1: Men even start saying that Psyche is more beautiful than Venus. (Uh-oh.) Narrator2: We bet you can guess who got mad about this. Yup, that's right – Venus. Venus walking back and forth (worried and mad), holding an apple Venus: The goddess of love? This is so humiliating! Deserting my temples for a mere human! (Cupid playing with his arrows) Cupid: Are you alright mother? Venus: How...
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...of their daughters are attractive, “but” one of them is absolutely gorgeous – Psyche. (Psyche enters the stage) Psyche: Is this gift or a curse? I never wished for this beauty! My only desire is to love and to be loved… (Sigh) Narrator1: People come from all around just to check out how beautiful Psyche is. Narrator2: Men start worshiping her as if she were a goddess and ignore the altars of the goddess of love and beauty, Venus Psyche: (Psyche refuses the gift) I cannot accept this gift because I do not deserve to be worshipped! I am not a goddess! (Higher tone) Narrator1: Men even start saying that Psyche is more beautiful than Venus. (Uh-oh.) Narrator2: We bet you can guess who got mad about this. Yup, that's right – Venus. Venus walking back and forth (worried and mad), holding an apple Venus: The goddess of love? This is so humiliating! Deserting my temples for a mere human! (Cupid playing with his arrows) Cupid: Are you alright mother? Venus: How can I be fine when this mortal princess is addressed as if she was I? Narrator1: The goddess of love gets kind of hateful and orders her son, Cupid to go. Narrator2: and yes, to punish Psyche by making her fall in love with the ugliest thing around. Cupid: There’s no problem in that… so where is this lady you are talking about? (Venus pointed at Psyche) Venus: She is Psyche… Then, I’ll leave it all up to you (Venus fled away. Cupid is speechless and has fallen into his knees)...
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...Cupid and Psyche Script 1. EXT. CENTER STAGE. SPOTLIGHT (Psyche). Psyche is sitting on a chair (alone and lonely) PSYCHE Is this gift a curse? I never wished for this beauty! My only desire is to love and to be loved… (Sigh) (Spotlight expanding) People visits her to give gifts and praise Man # 1 O Great Beauty… Accept this humble present from us, your faithful servants (Psyche refuses the gift) PSYCHE I cannot accept this gift because i do not deserve to be worshipped I am not a goddess! (Higher tone) Man # 2 But … your splendour cannot be compared with what Venus has 2. EXT. UPPER LEFT SIDE. SPOTLIGHT (Venus). Venus walking back and forth (worried and mad) Venus (SARCASTIC but Calm) I? The goddess of love and BEAUTY? Cannot be compared to a mere mortal like her? I am insulted… VERY Insulted!!! (Sits on her throne) Venus Very well… She leaves me with no other choice… I’m still the goddess of love and beauty after all… (Chuckle) EXT. UPPER RIGHT STAGE. Spotlight. (Cupid playing with his arrows) Venus (sweet and persuading tone) Cupid, my beloved son, an act of your kindness is what I needed now… (Cupid bows down) Cupid I am grateful that you have come to me… (Cupid stands up) VENUS (cheerful and devious) I need you to use your power… The power to make anyone… Fall in love with any person… CUPID Well… I can do that… VENUS But this time is different…...
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...Cupid and Psyche Characters: NarratorKingQueenSister 1Sister 2CupidPsycheOracle of ApolloJupiterVenusProserpineCeresVoicesPrinces and kings Narrator : A certain king and queen had three daughters. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but thebeauty of the youngest was so wonderful that the poverty of language is unable to express its due praise. The fame of her beauty was so great that strangers from neighboring countries came in crowds to enjoy the sight, and looked on her with amazement, paying her that homage which is due only to Venus herself. In fact Venus found her altars deserted,while men turned their devotion to this young virgin. (King and queen sitting at the court, looking very happy)(Princes crowding around Psyche, giving her gifts) Prince 1 : Such beauty you have, my lady. Prince 2 : Yes. An extraordinary face indeed. You are quite a goddess, Venus if I may say. Psyche : A name I don’t deserve. Prince 1 : Princess, I think you have surpassed the goddess herself. Narrator : This homage to the exaltation of a mortal gave great offense to the real Venus. (Venus looking very angry) Venus : Am I to be surpassed by some mortal girl? This is insane! My indescribable beauty has exceeded Pallas and Juno’sloveliness! Then come this human that destroys my reputation? I won’t let that happen! I will make her suffer for suchshame that she’s giving me! Narrator : Now, Venus has a son, Cupid. He is very mischievous and...
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...The most pleasant and delectable tale of the marriage of Cupid and Psyches. There was sometimes a certaine King, inhabiting in the West parts, who had to wife a noble Dame, by whom he had three daughters exceeding fair; of whom the two elder were of such comly shape and beauty, as they did excell and pass all other women living, whereby they were thought worthily to deserve the praise and commendation of every person, and deservedly to be preferred above the residue of the common sort. Yet the singular passing beauty and maidenly majesty of the youngest daughter did so farre surmount and excell then two, as no earthly creature could by any meanes sufficiently expresse or set out the same. By reason wherof, after the fame of this excellent maiden was spread about in every part of the City, the Citisens and strangers there beeing inwardly pricked by the zealous affection to behold her famous person, came daily by thousands, hundreths, and scores, to her fathers palace, who was astonied with admiration of her incomparable beauty, did no less worship and reverence her with crosses, signes, and tokens, and other divine adorations, according to the custome of the old used rites and ceremonies, than if she were the Lady Venus indeed, and shortly after the fame was spread into the next cities and bordering regions, that the goddess whom the deep seas had born and brought forth, and the froth of the waves had nourished, to the intent to show her high magnificencie and divine power...
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...Script of Lovers' Path : A Tale of Cupid and Psyche Note: credits to Edith Hamilton, author of Greek Mythology Book, other writers on net which is my source of conceptualizing the details, composers and artist of all the music and sound effects for the soundtracks. Prelude : Story Teller: (Forever In Love: Sax Instrumental) Cupid and Psyche is a story about love. It is also about beauty, truth, and goodness, for these are three aspects of love: and it is about death, the hereafter, and rebirth. Its simplicity touches our hearts, and at the same time tantalizes our minds with hints of teachings that youth experienced during the higher degrees of initiation. It deals about human consciousness, with its fall from on high, its captivity in realms of material illusion, its ages-long wanderings, and its metamorphosis as it awakens and recollects with increasing clarity its divine origin and nature. Hence love endeavours to rise, as a butterfly freed from its chrysalis, into higher dimensions where it lives among the immortals. Cupid and Psyche is indeed a story of love, a love with transcendent power to raise the soul to divine awareness. As such, this is a love story to be cherished during those dark and silent moments that sanctify our lives. : My friends……the beautiful story of Cupid and Psyche…. Music : harp and lyre instrumental ( 30 seconds) SCENE I. (open curtain – stage 1) Narration : (background music : prayer to the goddess)Olympus was the residence of the divine...
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...MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE Sta. Elena, Marikina City Lesson Plan in ENGLISH 224 MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE TOPIC: Story of Love and Adventure: Cupid and Psyche Prepared By: Jem Mirachelley J. Mabalot I. OBJECTIVES a. To know the connection between Cupid And Pysche. b. To identify the significance of trust in our lives. c. To appreciate things they have now. II. SUBJECT MATTER a. Topic: Story of Love and Adventure: Cupid And Psyche b. References: Hamilton, E. (2012). The Classical Bestseller Mythology, New York; Grand Central Publishing. 96-104. www.elfwood.com www.shmoop.com/cupid-psyche/summary c. Materials * Projector * Powerpoint Presentation * Pictures * VISUAL AIDS d. Introduction of the Author Apuleius (/ˌæpjʉˈliːəs/; also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, Berber: Afulay; c. 125 – c. 180 C.E.) was a Latin-language prose writer. He was a Numidian Berber and lived during the Roman period.[1] He was from Madaurus (now M'Daourouch, Algeria). He studied Platonist philosophy inAthens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions (and fortune) of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near ancient Tripoli...
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...beautiful girl, Psyche, is born after two older sisters. People throughout the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about the goddess Venus. Venus becomes angry that her temples are falling to ruin, so she 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 vile, hideous man alive. But when Cupid sees Psyche in her radiant glory, he shoots himself with the arrow instead. 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. Psyche bravely follows the instructions and falls asleep on the hill. When she wakes up, she discovers a stunning mansion. Going inside, she relaxes and enjoys fine food and luxurious treatment. At night, in the dark, she meets and falls in love with her husband. She lives happily with him, never seeing him, until one day he tells her that her sisters have been crying for her. She begs to see them, but her husband replies that it would not be wise to do so. Psyche insists that they visit, and when they do, they become extremely jealous of Psyche's beautiful mansion and lush quarters. They deduce that Psyche has never seen her husband, and they convince her that she must sneak a look. Confused and conflicted, Psyche turns on a...
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...“Cupid and Psych” is arguably the best story so far in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. Two lovers, Cupid and Psyche, must not see each other, but Psyche’s curiosity gets the best of her. Psyche shows admirable devotion, hope, and perseverance for the man she loves. Cupid was the son of Venus, goddess of beauty, and Psyche was the gorgeous daughter of a mortal king. Psyche stole men’s attention from Venus, making the goddess jealous; so she sent her son, Cupid, to punish Psyche. Unfortunately for Venus, Cupid fell in love with Psyche, so he spent many nights with her, but told her she could never see him. Psyche’s sisters planted a seed of doubt in her, and she saw that her lover was the god of love. The lamp oil spilled onto Cupid, waking him...
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...Love in Ancient Times Defining Love in Ancient Civilizations [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] The ancient Greeks and Romans seemed to have a very different outlook on love then we do in modern western civilization, specifically their views about who can be in love, or what is considered expectable behavior in popular culture. When looking for what it means to love in ancient Greece it is hard to find any information that does not have their beliefs on homosexuality. I’m not sure what love has to do with being heterosexual or homosexual, but I will try to explain love in ancient Greece despite this setback. Love is generally defined as devotion or great caring for an individual or a specific task or object. It can be have so many different meanings it is very difficult to narrow it down to one singular meaning. Love meens so many different things to so many different people. How do you avoid confusing it with infatuation or lust? Philosophers and psychologists both have attempted to define love, per least its difference from infatuation and lust. If you are looking to find love, the following observations may be helpful. Love is much more than a risk, but is a risk that one can take and grasp and fall into a dark abyss or dig oneself a hole and only crawl back when you...
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...gods and their adventure are called myths. The main point of mythology is to assert an issue in life and connect people’s past. Civilization still does not know what or how people tumble upon love. The plea lays in Eros, or Cupid, the God of love in Greek Mythology. Eros was the cause love which unfolds the mystery of the existence of love. Eros, also know by Cupid, is the god of love, passion, and sexual desire. He is the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Aries, the god of war. He has the power to bring love to both gods and mortals. He also has the power to shoot love and hatred arrows. His love arrows were golden with dove feathers and his hatred arrows were made out of lead with owl feathers. These arrows were used to induce love. Eros was frequently at his mother’s lateral supporting her in all her devise and godly intrigue. Men were departing, leaving her altars desolated, worshiping alternatively an essential mortal female. She was the Goddess of the soul; Psyche. Aphrodite demanded Eros to forcefully induce Psyche to fall in love with the hideous male on earth. Eros assumed his mother’s pleads. Instead Eros fell profoundly in love with Psyche’s beauty. Eros appeared without exception by night, but he asked Psyche not to aglow her alcove. Psyche was in love with the mysterious Eros. Until one day, her sister’s jealously instigated that she had found a monster. She was acquainted to uncover and reveal his identity. Psyche’s intensive desires to prove her sister wrong...
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...Renaissance and Neoclassicism are two major periods in the history of art, during which different forms of art including architecture, painting, music and visual arts significantly progressed. During these eras, many artists gained enormous fame as a result of the masterpieces they produced, reflecting how the ideologies and artistic philosophies evolved during that time. This essay compares and contrasts these two art periods with respect to the major works created by prominent artists. In this regard, the masterpiece David, created by Michelangelo has been compared with Antonio Canova’s statue Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss. Both of these works reflect the artistic progression of their ages. David represents Renaissance art by reflecting the political situation of that time, whereas Psyche Revised by Cupid’s Kiss depicts the artist’s focus on classical Greek and Roman styles. The Renaissance Era refers to a period of rebirth in art. It was a cultural movement that took place between the classical and modern periods of art (Johnson, 2005). During this phase, there were significant developments occurring within different art forms. The artists widely reflected the culture, social conditions and political structure of the society. They went beyond the boundaries of classical art, and created art pieces with unconventional ideas and depicted the political and social conditions of their societies (Earls, 1987). Neoclassicism, also called the Era of Enlightenment, is the period...
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...Humanities 130 October 4, 2011 Love in the City of Angels Love: the all-consuming, all-encompassing life source we search for. It can be found in almost everywhere. Movies and songs are dedicated to sharing the myths of love. So I chose the movie “City of Angels” as the one of the movies I can see the love myth in. “City of Angels” is about an angel who looks over the city of Los Angeles. Thousands of angels keep watch over the city. Seth notices a surgeon, Maggie, while she is trying to save a life. He feels as though she can see him, and he is intrigued by her. Seth follows her, watches her, and wills her to see him. Finally Maggie does. She is curious about him, and yet seems to have a fear of him. When Seth tells Maggie he is actually an angel, Maggie runs from him. This is too much for her to bear, and she seems to think he is a bit deranged. She is engaged to marry another surgeon, so she goes back to him. While roaming the hospital halls Seth meets a patient, Mr. Messenger, who was once an angel himself. Seth realizes that he has a choice to make. He can have everlasting life as an angel, or he can choose Maggie and a natural life. “I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it”, says Seth (City of Angels). Mr. Messenger tells him he must fall, in order to love and live. He falls from a building, and for the first time experiences true human emotions and pain. Seth...
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...Eros Eros was the Greek god of love, or more precisely, passionate and physical desire, whose Roman name was Amor or Cupid. The Romans borrowed Eros from the Greeks and called him Cupid (Latin cupido meaning desire). Eros was depicted as a blindfolded male, who, carrying his bow and arrow, could target any human being and make them fall in love with the first person they would see. Eros could be found in the Theogony that is the history of the gods. Eros was the son of Aphrodite the goddess of beauty and Ares the god of War, Eros himself was deeply in love with the Greek goddess Psyche, the goddess who incorporated human emotions. Psyche was renowned for her divine beauty, which was said to be even greater than the beauty of Aphrodite. Eros had one daughter that was Voluptua. His brothers was Anteros, the god of requited love, also he had half-brothers and half-sisters which were named Harmonia that was her half-sister and Deimos and Phobos that were their half-brothers. Eros was the youngest of the gods, generally the son of Aphrodite by Ares or Hermes, always a child, thoughtless and capricious. He is as irresistible as fair, and has no pity even for his own mother. Zeus, the father of gods and men, arms him with golden wings, and with bow and unerring arrows, or burning torches. Eros is usually depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows at the ready, to either shoot into the hearts of gods or mortals which would rouse them to desire. He possessed two types...
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