Eros and Psyche Story (Complete) - Greek Mythology - Cupid and Psyche Myth

[@connorgolden4]

Greek mythology is never boring

[@dannazhu7784]

The drama is so intreging

[@larissamorgan4672]

Its my favorite subject

[@AlexGarcia-ui5qi]

Ikr?

[@soysoyf8622]

Imperialx Warlord I know

[@SmeagleTheBully]

Yeah, I always find them interesting ❤️

[@antonissofoulis6032]

One of the best love stories that didnt finish in tragedy.

[@petersalucci5444]

antonis Sofoulis IKR finally

[@mypassions1]

Thank the Gods for that 💚

[@theultimateshadow7232]

@@mypassions1 I do.

[@43houseplants75]

Which is why Aphrodite didn’t ship them. (Heroes of Olympus reference)

[@suzy2462]

antonis Sofoulis yesssssss period

[@sonaligharat8258]

Why isint no one appreciating Demeter for acting like a mother figure and encouraging Psyche to go and correct her mistakes!?

[@betsy7357]

I have

[@whovianhistorybuff]

She was nice to psyche because she wandered heartbroken for a while having lost eros and came across a temple to demeter, saw that it was in a mess with grain offerings and farm tools scattered all over the place, she then (despite being heartbroken and no one asking her to do so) decided to clean and tidy the place up, this act of unselfishness, kindness and respect helped her get in demeter's favour and was the first step to getting her love back, there are said to be many metaphors and lessons in this story (one of the reasons why this is one of my favourite greek myths) for example psyche literally means soul and became the goddess of the human soul and hedone literally means joy or happiness (hence where we get the words hedonism and hedonistic from) and that could be said that the union of love (eros) and soul (psyche) can give birth to happiness (hedone). The demeter part could be seen as the idea that if you do a random act of being kindness it can come back to reward you (shown well in another iteration where it was demeter who sent the ants to help her sort the grains). Additional the other gods helped her by various means (Zeus with the eagle, demeter with the ants and the river god with the advice of how to gather the golden fleece) they weren't allowed to help psyche directly although they all agreed that aphrodite was being unjustly horrible to an innocent girl who really had never done anything wrong, she had never even made ANY claims to being more beautiful than aphrodite, other people claimed that.

[@soul8938]

@@whovianhistorybuff although i like what you said i had to chuckle at the part where the other gods help her because aphrodite is being unjustly cruel after just seeing the oedipus video they really must have hated that dude...😂😢

[@jn___]

i was about to ask that until i saw your comment

[@vithikahaldhar250]

She didn't do anything wrong in the first place.

[@junevenesadang2386]

No, eros did not literally wounded himself with his own arrow. In books they say "he glanced at psyche...and fell in love instantaneously AS IF he were shot with one of his own arrows."

[@jonny2hotty378]

In this guy story, Eros is kinda... suicidal, he cuts his veins with his dagger to fall in love

[@josy2608]

@@jonny2hotty378 I like that much better

[@whovianhistorybuff]

There was another story of this where as psyche is standing over eros with the dagger and lamp and sees him for the first time she ALSO stabs herself with the arrow and (since she was already in love with him) falls doubly in love with him.

[@sophiacagna8796]

thank you for clearing it up.

[@arliesam217]

Sounds more natural

[@seph1109]

Eros and Psyche Hades and Persephone Ahhh the sweetest love stories of Greek Mythology.

[@jn___]

yes indeed...

[@theelilac113]

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[@tahutheprotector6988]

@@theelilac113 Um, are you ok?

[@julisantamaria2294]

Personally a fan of Orpheus and Eurydice

[@abi-with-an-i]

@@julisantamaria2294 oooh that too. These 3 are the best love stories in Greek Mythology

[@joaniedallaire4352]

The Story of Eros and Psyche is litterally that Love cannot be complete without the Soul. Eros was a mischevious god in most myths and was responsible for a lot of mess (Medea/Jason, Apollo/Daphne, Paris/Helen, etc.). He was more the god of sexual desire (Eros/Erotism) than the God of Love. Psyche wanted to be loved. But her beauty ironically prevented her to find it. Now, notice the parallele between Aphrodite and Psyche. Aphrodite as the goddess of beauty was indeed more obsessed by beauty than true love (she rejected her husband because of his appearance) but Psyche (as the future goddess of the soul) cared about the person inside and felt cursed to be loved more for her beauty than her personnality. Then, Eros fell in love with her but forbid her to try to know his identity. At the end, she was able to love him without even knowing his own beauty but she didn't know who he was (in a way, she didn't know his own soul). So, no wonder, her trust was fragile and at the end she betrayed and hurt her husband. Still, she did all the difficult trials imposed by Aphrodite because she wanted to earn forgiveness of the one she loved. I think the box with the beauty of Persephone inside was a trap from Aphrodite. Psyche became more concerned with her beauty than the purity of her soul for the fist time and she looked inside the box despite the danger and that brought her to loose conscience (litterally her soul). But Eros, clearly impressed by her will to prove herself worthy of him (and teaching him at the same time the true meaning of love) arrived and with his own love brought her soul back to her. And this is how Love and Soul came into an eternal union. Well, that's my vision of the myth. Congratulations if you read it all!XD

[@BioG717]

👍😊💖

[@sienna7249]

love your interpretation. thank you for uncovering the layers of truth , i just realized how actually deep the story is :D

[@BioG717]

karenina yes completely agree with you 😊

[@zebadarvesh7245]

this is deep and beautiful.

[@darylp9306]

@@zebadarvesh7245 True

[@dearluciella5032]

No Zeus ruining their marriage or something? Finally!

[@theultimateshadow7232]

YEAH!

[@ivanramirez1333]

Zues helped her

[@shizukomirai6985]

Las soon as I heard Zeus I expected him to bang psyche or force her to be his wife and maybe eat her.... How unusual of him to help and act as a God 😂😂

[@megabladechronicles962]

@@shizukomirai6985 well Eros was his grandson, so he probably wanted to help him as well

[@guzmankrystal65]

Zeus back off this not your place 😍😍

[@georginalola5899]

" her sisters got married and Psyche the most beautiful remained single" This is the most hilarious phrase I've ever heard

[@twilightundersky8658]

Sheryll Alegre.

[@aesinam]

@Lisa GLove cos beauty isn't everything and it can also fade

[@terrelcosmeticssubliminals3112]

Lisa GLove everyone is beautiful u all u have to do stay true to u u cant spell beauty without be u 😊😊

[@sofibed]

My truth😩😩😩

[@aphroditetharrington3901]

Bla, bla, bla! No one ever cared about boring little Psyche and no one ever will!

[@emmavrijburg6676]

Woman in Greek mythology: *happens to fit the ancient beauty standards* Gods: "HOW DARE SHE"

[@greekmythology-369]

Interesting comment :)

[@hamcr0cs496]

"don't open the box" *opens the box*

[@alexandrayazzie6782]

Can't help it shoot.

[@jksrightsock6535]

And I oop-

[@whitephoenixofthecrown6514]

Just like Pandora

[@sweetserendipity7392]

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@chrissamaetongacastillo4759]

HAHAHA

[@celestinevanswieten8809]

Aphrodite should be the goddess of jealousy instead of love.

[@snarlincarnate]

Love is almost exactly like hate. That's why.

[@kateli1880]

Aphr was minor goddess is no goddess of love, beauty.. she’s more about outer beauty like plastic surgery not natural. Psyche was human natural beauty.

[@ifunanyachukwuajoku5379]

Hera was worse though

[@kyzonyt]

actually Aphrodite is the eldest of the Olympians and was the last child of the sky god Ouranos. The God of jealousy is Zuleus, a minor but important god

[@laeumelia]

Cute Milkshakes goddess of jealously is Hera

[@xieulong]

Hmm.. a happy ending in Greek mythology? How unusual.

[@petersalucci5444]

xieulong Haha lol ikr..... finally

[@danybey4182]

For real

[@victorylane2377]

I know, right. I've heard this tale many times and I still expect it to end badly. Greeks throwing a curve ball. Lol

[@coyote4961]

I know right. I was expecting as the end, he would be like "you betrayed me by opening the box, now suffer in the underworld," or some shit.

[@crazykryptonite3221]

lol

[@ochitduzon8730]

how i wish Disney could turn this into a movie! it would be splendid!

[@thepandanesianquetzal1158]

Well beauty and the beast wuz based off of it soooooo I dunno where that puts this lol

[@cutedevil5667]

Me too. This will turn out as wonderful movie 😍😍

[@prislaem3838]

Oh my word, can you imagine how they would make a royal mess of it! Instead of Psyche being naive and gullible, they would make her annoyingly headstong and "feisty"! They would make Eros into a bumbling idiot, and make Aphrodite into another Maleficent! No thank you!

[@nephtalymalbranche3824]

They did it's called Beauty and the Beast

[@bevdavis4148]

So which one would be Black? Can't have a white myth with white people....think BBC Achilles. Best leave well enough alone. Or make one Hispanic and one Black ...that way you've got the two biggest complainers covered.....nah...just don't do it.

[@MarkArandjus]

GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL: God or whatever: don't ever do this thing. Protagonist: You got it. Also the protagonist: does the thing.

[@kishiakaik6513]

This is not easy. Humans are curious.

[@jiminiepabo6982]

Very Right

[@isee8936]

@@kishiakaik6513 Yup if you tell them not to do that they will still do it hahahahah

[@emmavrijburg6676]

"Yeah youll get your lover back, just walk out of the underworld without looking back. Can you do that for me?" "...sure"

[@TheWordsWave]

Reminds me of Pandora's box.😂😂😂

[@NoName-nj4mw]

Well this explains why I'm still single. I'm so beautiful that the gods are jealous😂

[@theultimateshadow7232]

Too.

[@faiyazsayyed]

hahaha...

[@90sbeb3]

And i oop-

[@Ashiiiiiiiy]

Me to haha

[@lharamonte4048]

Me too! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BreeSprual]

Okay so nobody is gonna say anything about the fact that Psyche literally could not follow directions to save her life🤦🏽‍♀️

[@vincellecairncross7669]

Bree Sprual heheheheheh 😆

[@katia39100]

Do we always do what is best for us even when we know better? Don't we need sometimes our loved ones to save us from ourselves? This is the best myth for me. So much depth.

[@rabiesmuffin]

Bree Sprual she sure couldn’t

[@1264-t4y]

I see what you did there

[@alexroman3682]

Psyche problem was her curiosity... like they say curiosity kill the cat ...

[@kristinetantoco5112]

jealousy and insecurity are the worst behavior of every human.

[@jdprettynails]

and gods so it would seem.

[@AishaVonFossen]

@@jdprettynails Indeed!

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

Well love and faith are one in the same. According to Euros.

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

True Kristine

[@atticusv668]

I love how Aphrodite’s trials got to a point where even Zeus was like “alright this is getting ridiculous” and chimed in

[@Alt-yg5ng]

Right?

[@clairefordzetterstrom9973]

True

[@cosmok-1367]

Honestly, that’s one of the few times Zeus has done a woman a favor without expecting pleasure in return. And considering his reputation, that’s saying a lot.

[@lizxu322]

She worked hard and suffered sure but got so much help along the way - beautiful people generally get more help in life.

[@xLADYSHADOW420x]

Liz Xu Not Tru

[@jessaguilar4747]

I just told my husband that very thing. I am no Aphrodite, but I am considered “pretty.” I am very aware of the fact that my looks help me in life. It helped me get my job, it made me attractive to my husband, I have beautiful children. Being aware of it is a good thing, it makes me work harder. I don’t want to depend on looks forever, they fade. Just my thoughts.

[@sweetserendipity7392]

Also makes you a mark...

[@plantern4590]

Being beautiful in general does. Whether you're beautiful on the inside or out. Help always comes... Its up to you to make it motivation to bring you up...

[@plantern4590]

Tho i know that being beautiful externally gets you more impressions, help, and fake help. I think in this scenario its trying to tell us that the soul is the most beautiful a mortal couls ever have. And its way above the beauty of any gods or godesses in this mythology.

[@RTbbcakes]

Aphrodite : what are you going to do to earn my forgiveness Psyche: yes

[@angelowilliams6730]

i really love the story of Psyche and Eros. Psyche really was the most beautiful of all the greek women, nymphs and all the greek goddesses.

[@prislaem3838]

She was kinda dumb too! I am glad the story ended happily for her though!

[@Trollestiatumblur]

@Augustus Freeman No

[@Trollestiatumblur]

@Mac Aguilos That's not what happened at all... Posieden raped Medusa in one of Athena's temples. Athena got mad and because Gods can't punish other Gods, she took it out on Medusa and turned her ugly. Other myths say that Athena blessed her so that she wouldn't get hurt again. That doesn't make sense since she told Perseus to kill Medusa, and Athena knew that every man was going to try and kill her.

[@Trollestiatumblur]

@Mac Aguilos That's something that Aphrodite would do, not the Goddess of wisdom. And a lot of myths either start out as "The most beautiful woman" (Helen of Troy, Psyche, Poseidon's wife Aphrimite... Even Aphrodite's story calls her the most beautiful.) Or "Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants and raped hundreds of thousands of girls/women" (including his own daughter, btw)

[@michelledavison2533]

@@prislaem3838 Love makes you dumb

[@heatherr7378]

My grandmother named her youngest daughter Psyche, but she had never heard the name pronounced correctly. My aunt’s name is pronounced “Pee-she.” The story makes me smile and remember my grandmother as a country girl who just wanted to give her daughter an exotic and elegant name. Very sweet!

[@Polydopamine]

Don't worry, the english pronunciation is not correct either. You can't replicate the ps(ψ) diphthong and the ch(χ) diphthong in english. I am greek and I understand that's it's really difficult to get our language enunciation and pronunciation right when it's not your native language, just how greeks can't easily pronounce proper norwegian or russian, et cetera.

[@chefp2009]

@@Polydopamine please let us know how you pronounce each one of Greek gods

[@-Christina-D]

You can go on google translate and paste the word "Ψυχή" (psychi = soul). You can hear how it's really pronounced. BTW how beautiful name!

[@-Christina-D]

@@chefp2009 You can go on google translate and paste the names "Δίας" or "Ζευς" (Días or Zefs = Zeus), "Ήρα" (íra = Hera), "Ποσειδώνας" (Poseidónas = Poseidon), "Άρης" (Áris = Ares), "Αθηνά" (Athiná = Athena), "Δήμητρα" (Dímitra = Demeter), "Ήφαιστος" (Ífaistos = Hephaestus), "Απόλλων" (Αpollon = Apollo), "Αφροδίτη" (Afrodíti = Aphrodite), "Ερμής" (Ermís = Hermes), "Άρτεμις" (Ártemis = Artemis), "Εστία" (Estía= Hestia). You can hear how it pronounced from there.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

@@Polydopamine I cannot pronounce any of the names. No Bob, Joe, Karen, Ann etc. I read books on Greek mythology and cannot even remember the story correctly because the names are difficult.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Aphrodite is a selfish cow in this tale. She is more like a lust goddess than a love goddess.

[@angelowilliams6730]

tell me about. that's why i love psyche better than her.

[@snarlincarnate]

Usually I'd defend A, but you are so right.

[@nrthstr11]

Its not just her though, pretty much all the Olympian Gods were like this. Punishing humans all the time for being offended at some little thing. Athena, Hera, Poseidon, Zeus. Eros is a love god of desire, eroticism, lust, passion. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, prostitutes & she is as petty as the rest of the Olympians.

[@katia39100]

But Psyche's trials turned Eros's desire of beauty and passion for youth into a deep, true love, even when her beauty was gone. That's life, people.

[@KG-ds2fj]

Yea,and jealous😡

[@juliasthings4946]

Is everyone gonna ignore that Persephone tried to kill Aphrodite?

[@rashmikunwar4361]

Whaa she did??

[@lelusha]

Yes, yes, we are.

[@somethingstrange7184]

Whattt?? Context??

[@somethingstrange7184]

@@rashmikunwar4361 ???

[@lelusha]

@@somethingstrange7184 instead of putting her beauty in the box, she sent the mist/smoke that nearly killed Psyche knowing that she would bring it to Aphrodite

[@jannapitts3188]

What I love about this story is EVEN the gods themselves were moved by Psyche’s love for Eros that even the father of ALL gods wanted to help her~

[@juliac9080]

he made love to her in total darkness. perhaps to prove her beauty, as well as his own, was secondary in love.

[@sophiacagna8796]

yessssss

[@ericmoorev8913]

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

[@detectiveMM]

But why could he never reveal himself to her? Like after they had proved that they loved each other for their personality

[@thanhvannguyen1770]

@@detectiveMM in some origins, it's to protect their love Psyche was just a mere mortal and Eros was son to an Olympian and a mighty one on his own. He afraid seeing his true form would scare her off and she would only scare him. They didnt have much trust at that point, but as we can see their love grow together through hardships. That's a realistic relationship in fact. Anyway, have a good day ^^

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

And can we just acknowledge that canonically he was amazing in bed? Psyche is a lucky woman.

[@dinaelmugharbil906]

The three headed dogs sleeping is Fluffy from Hogwarts

[@itskari9785]

I think the three headed dog is hades dog Cerberus

[@thepandanesianquetzal1158]

Yeah fluffy is based off of Cerberus I think idk lol But that would be rlly funny

[@whattheheckamidoinghere4305]

@@itskari9785 no, his name is spotty.

[@hollydavis9683]

Ikr

[@foxtrotgaming1283]

Cerberus means spotted in Greek so Hades called his three headed hellhound Spot. In Latin Cerberus name translated to English is Fluffy. So Fluffy is Cerberus Roman name

[@aireneholmes8977]

Eros letting Psyche see her father sounds like Belle and the Beast. Wew

[@natashaholland7696]

Maybe they inspired the Disney movie

[@JL-ob4wo]

Wew research first wew

[@zoefang4563]

@ Airene Holmes: Psyche getting hit by the sleeping spell and awakened by Eros remind me of Sleeping Beauty too.

[@chekl1982]

So she literally could not accomplish any task by herself and she literally failed the last trial and ... she get to be a god? Wtf man.

[@JoyKawaiimo]

I know lol

[@erine.5680]

the true name translation is "the story of love and soul" So the 'soul' is portrayed as completely unable to do anything on her own like the soul .The translation in English doesn't help to get the depictions.

[@originallilmisstex]

LOL! Why a are you so surprised? It's literally what happens in life.

[@hollydavis9683]

She tried. Aphrodite purposely tried to prevent her from earning her forgiveness . A for effort

[@nuallllww99]

It's because she is pure

[@Turquoise4eva]

Why the hell would you listen to your jealous sisters 😑!!

[@TheSwanqueenAndTheEldricth]

Tranquility cause she’s so pure, naive, and innocent she couldn’t even tell their true intentions

[@claire7158]

Sometimes when someone is soooo kind (too kind) she listens even though it's wrong

[@AishaVonFossen]

I think I get the point about not trusting people who don't really care about her well-being, and that's a great point, because yeah, the sisters were jealous. However, the oracle of Apollo's message was misleading to everyone. I mean, the prophecy said that Psyche would marry a monster, that threw everybody off. LOL Regardless of whether or not Psyche may have known her sisters' true intentions, I donno, them reminding me of what the prophecy said would concern me, especially after some time of consorting with someone who insists on hiding from me in the dark, that alone would be pretty off-putting. But then again, I think if she were concerned about whether or not he'd be a monster, maybe Psyche should have taken that up with Eros. Who knows, maybe it would prompt him to come out of the dark...?

[@azmbva]

exactly lol

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Tranquility can you really blame her for taking there advice Eros made no attempt to convince her another otherwise if he had just told her in the first about his true identity None of this would've happened even Gods make mistakes

[@andreeapotra]

Why tf does Apollo sound like a jamaican woman here?!😂😂

[@jeeperscreepers9023]

I guess it was the Oracle of Delphi's voice or something. I had to listen to that part a few times to get to that conclusion.

[@Arte.mi.]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sarahlandells2379]

Andreea Potra I know right

[@AneesaH.]

Why not? 🤷🏾‍♀️ lol

[@Shmeve-dc7cr]

Andreea Potra it’s in the oracles voice

[@annabellaramos5653]

a happy ending.... in greek mythology must have grabbed the wrong percy jackson book...

[@AlexGarcia-ui5qi]

Annabella Ramos pffft aaayyy. Well in percy jackson greek heroes, percy also tells this story there so yeh

[@pencil9970]

Hahaha

[@tylerjones7592]

Annabella Ramos Perseus also had a happy ending that’s why Percy’s mom named Percy Perseus. Though these are the only exceptions

[@sophiacagna8796]

STUNNING

[@pamelaangela7389]

Eros=god of love Psyche=goddess of the soul Soul mates?

[@MadameBaby26]

APHRODITE be like.. MONSTER-IN-LAW :D

[@KG-ds2fj]

yea

[@KG-ds2fj]

yeah

[@AishaVonFossen]

I see whatcha did there. LOL

[@madelynnemamoudis9553]

YASS J-LO IS PSHCYE AND EROS IS WHATS HIS NAMES

[@jayb2331]

Hera was the worse lol

[@huntera3242]

It’s like a mix of beauty and the beast and Cinderella in some parts...kinda

[@imy1813]

Oh! This's one of my favorite... I love how Eros always kept protecting Psyche and how she always still in love with him💛 This should be in Disney movie..🐰

[@xxxxxchanelb]

Beauty and Beast

[@Bampy]

so... this is where they got inspiration for beauty and the beast.

[@AlexGarcia-ui5qi]

Bam pire yep pretty much

[@braveboy1million908]

Word.

[@honeyboy7978]

It actually was♡

[@Hannah-et5jh]

Beauty and the beast might also be the opposite of Aphrodite and Hephaestus

[@jdprettynails]

@iqcrisu Yeah. The ants helping to sort the grain reminded me a lot of Cinderella. And the jealous sisters.

[@astral9138]

I prefer Psyche than Aphrodite

[@Passions5555]

I read this wrong at first and thought you said you prefer Psyche WITH Aphrodite. 😳

[@aadeeshjain8159]

Nobody cares ♥️

[@KG-ds2fj]

me too

[@nora8176]

Wait...your’e name is E.L Ares, if you don’t want to die I think you must choose Aphrodite 😂😂

[@Trollestiatumblur]

@@otome2236 They aren't married, what are you even talking about

[@gaearaneeibanez1615]

Eros: Thinking that I am a monster? Me: *Re-reads the prophecy* Are you really asking that? Like literally?

[@persono6658]

Gaea Ranee Ibanez your comment literally made my day 😂😂

[@AishaVonFossen]

ROFL I know!!!

[@akemimiyamoto7834]

A soul reaching for love and a love reaching for a soul..how nice! Love it!

[@MT-zu2uq]

To the people bashing Psyche saying she received help and did not do the tasks on her own: For Pete's sake, what mere mortal could have done what Aphrodite ordered? It's obvious she didn't want Psyche to succeed. Sending her to those golden rams (?) and to the Underworld without explicit instructions were practically like sending her to her death. The box, though, that was totally on her 🤣. But that's what I love about her. She represents naive and innocently insecure girls, instead of feisty and rebellious ones who I am already so tired of.

[@ariacanonsonata]

*_road house_*

[@Passions5555]

Both types of girls are represented in media and storytelling.

[@missakki1533]

The best love story, more than Romeo and Juliet.

[@lulugraboso3257]

This is one of my favourite mythological love stories.. love psyche and eros

[@fionafoyer8659]

if you want to read a beautiful book about this story but retold from the sisters point of view, read, Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis. It is one of my favorite books

[@drsnooz8112]

What a profound story! It's easily 1000x better than Romeo and Juliet because it connects to multiple archetypes deep within the human soul: the need to connect with another in a meaningful way, the need to endure hardship to attain lasting fulfillment, the requirement that one die to self to find true love, etc. I found it deeply moving. I have to go think about it for a while. Thank you for the vid!

[@speedyjames2770]

My girlfriend told me this story -.- and I hate Aphrodite for it And I also told her I would love her like psyche but then it was a long distance relationship *-* and she fall for someone else :) she told me calmly and left me 😆😆😆😂😂😂 Well here I am now enjoying a Lucifer on Netflix❤

[@adeyemosusan4956]

Take heart

[@puddleglummarshwiggle4236]

Lucifer is a gaslighting movie that is trying to make the fallen angel seem desirable and interesting while angels and God are painted in a bad way. There is a bible verse warning about when bad things are made to seem good and vice versa, be warned.

[@Sevren_]

@@puddleglummarshwiggle4236 The devil is more interesting than angels and God

[@puddleglummarshwiggle4236]

@@Sevren_ actually the real God and heaven is mind-blowingly more interesting but the devil keeps you interested in trash so you won't look up and see infinite possibilities and paradise.

[@kpimkpim349]

The meanings of these stories are hidden in the meaning of their names. Psyche = Breath of life, Eros = Passion/Desire/Love. Passion/Desire/love feel in love with life, life feel in love with desire. Life got what they desired. The world became jealous, life was convinced what they desired was truly not what they desired. What they desired got angry and left life. Life focused on attaining what they desired and the gods came together to help life even when the feats were impossible. Life went to hell and back for what they desired, but then lost focus and began desiring something else (more beauty). Life died, but in death they're united with everything they truly desired. Lesson if you devote your life to your passion you can do the impossible, but stay focused.

[@hellwolf4liberty]

Hmm, maybe those words derived their meanings from the story instead.

[@YelleHughes]

One of the greatest love stories in history and I love the images you used. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@ptuberi]

Now I know where Beauty and the Beast was adapted from...

[@npaujbais]

Sounds alot like it, huh?... I thought the same too...

[@boo9507]

This sounds like the better version of Beauty and The Beast

[@topshonuff]

I can see a little bit of “Cinderella”, with the Step sisters and the Step mom. And a little bit of “Beauty and the Beast”. Thank you for the video.

[@brandi1262]

All u Aphrodite haters don't think about if someone just rolled up in ur crib and stole all ur adoring fans

[@snarlincarnate]

True.

[@XD-ez7un]

Ikr

[@keathenyoung5823]

Well, it’s not Psyche’s fault for being beautiful. Greek Gods and Goddesses didn’t create what they’re God of (i.e.: Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty, Love and Sex). They’re just the symbol of that. What I don’t understand is why these Gods and Goddesses are revered when they’re as selfish as mortals; stepping down to the lower ranks of existence, punishing humans for personal and yet selfish reasons.

[@tommi2061]

So Aphrodite is just insecure? Good to know.

[@blacklotus6947]

@La Blue Girl bucking then knucking

[@fayeposas9203]

Simple instructions: "Do not open the box" - but she did! Ughh...how frustrating!

[@kyzonyt]

Pandora's box 😂😂😂 jkjk sounds like it tho

[@aphroditetharrington3901]

Absolutely right! No one to blame but herself! She is the who lacked the willpower, devotion, faith and loyalty to follow the one simple instruction she was given explicitly! Curiosity killed the cat...

[@Tiffany-ov2jf]

@@aphroditetharrington3901 okay calm down you're acting like the aphrodite from the myth

[@jksrightsock6535]

And now she’s a goddess🤦🏻‍♀️

[@islanderrose723]

The whole story is beautiful! I’ll be sure to share it around(I already read it but I wanted to hear an audio) edit: finished and this story will always be amazingly beautiful! I want to look more into Greek mythology so this was a perfect start

[@tjkahler358]

One of my favorite quotes comes from this story. "Love can not exist in a house that trust does not."

[@raviqirvansyah1304]

Oh my God, this is sooo Romantic... Even more Romantic than stupid Romeo and Juliet Story... PSYCHE and EROS are the Best ❤LOVE❤ Story

[@ariacanonsonata]

romeo skipped like 5 steps before killing himself lol

[@chawngichawngthu9939]

Aphrodite was nothing but goddess who has no confidence in her beauty and full of jealousy like the stepmother of snowwhite...

[@annepesimo50]

i hope there would be a film about psche and eros.. i would love to see it.. 💖💖💖💖

[@KG-ds2fj]

Me too

[@jdprettynails]

There is. It's called Beauty and the Beast.

[@KG-ds2fj]

that isn't

[@jdprettynails]

Beauty and the Beast was based off of the Eros and Psyche myth.

[@KG-ds2fj]

@@jdprettynails No,because Eros is not a beast

[@AishaVonFossen]

In most adaptations I hear of this story, Eros didn't help or support Psyche so much as he did in this one. I mean, he came around and reconciled with her, sure, but am I the only one who feels like she was the one who contributed the most to and for their relationship? She made one mistake, which honestly wasn't that big of a mistake, since all she wanted was to know who her husband really was, and he flips out on her and leaves her for good, over one misunderstanding? I don't think that's fair. I don't know, am I missing something here?

[@aesinam]

In the version I know, he got hurt when she looked at him and flew to his mum until he healed. Also he did wake to see her with a knife in her hand

[@srutitamizhselvi5686]

It's not easy to measure how small and big someone's mistake.

[@mariee.8333]

Aquamarine Violet like? u made me curious now xD

[@cloroxbleach808]

Eros was angry not just because she gazed upon his face, but she had a knife in her hands and from what the prophet spoke and Psyche’s reaction, it seemed she truly believed he was a monster and someone who had ill intent for her. It was a show of betrayal

[@jksrightsock6535]

Clorox Bleach THATS WHAT I ALSO THOUGHT OOF

[@antoniodelagarza2594]

Absolutely perfect. Thank you for taking the time to do this. 😊

[@CrunchyPotato_-el3fy]

I love this episode especially!!! Plssss make more love stories about mortals who were courted by gods!

[@anti-matter5874]

First I'm hearing this story this was awesome

[@wonderlandartwork3579]

*Heracles, not Hercules. Hercules was the ROMAN hero.

[@jdprettynails]

I have to admit that part made me laugh. Just picturing Heracles amongst all that grain like "....can't I just punch my way out of this??"

[@MT-zu2uq]

This is a Roman story, though, written by a Roman writer. The story's title is supposed to be "Cupid and Psyche". But personally, I prefer Eros since the name "Cupid" sounds like a flying baby, not at all like the sexy god in the story.

[@elenin7917]

@@MT-zu2uq no psyche is Greek and means soul, not latin

[@windygames3725]

Moral of the story: if you are better than a Greek god they will punish you bc they are big boi jelly

[@LolGurrl91]

Oh man, so refreshing to hear a tale of Greek mythology with a happy ending!! ❤❤❤

[@rdpaik]

But how is this real love if Eros only loved Psyche b/c he mistakenly jabbed himself with his own arrow?

[@dollartreejadenyuki6046]

rdpk in some versions it’s a metaphor that he doesn’t actually injure him self with his arrow,he falls in love with her deeply as if he was injured with his own arrow.

[@ALunarLight]

Some version he pricks him self on purpose.

[@percivaldesertmoon677]

Some say it was an accident

[@jasonbrennan9918]

1. Eros' sphere is more 'attraction' than 'love'. 2. His arrows are *always* the source of attraction hence Zeus berating Eros and threatening him with being cast into Tartarus in 'Dialogues of the Gods'.

[@AquaAngel2101]

I wish all stories have a happy ending like this one ❤️

[@runway5338]

Ooh~ I remember reading this story as a kid. I thought it was interesting and surprisingly remember most of the myth, almost would’ve forgotten the existence of this tale if it wasn’t for this video.

[@michealcormier2555]

I'm really enjoying this channel.

[@yolandakhayyam8257]

Finally, a Greek mythological story with a nice ending!!!!!

[@irenageorgieva8011]

So when your soul (Psyche) marries love (Eros) you feel lasting pleasure

[@Polydopamine]

Eros is just one facet of love. There are at least seven. They are all represented by different deities too. Agape, storge, mania, eros, philia, ludus, pragma, philautia...

[@aprilmercado6769]

I love every video that you make pls do more

[@SeeUinHistory]

thanks :)

[@ankitamitra978]

I love greek mythology... I m a big fan of this.. ❤️

[@TheSonOfGodJoseph]

Their love story is like a combination of a four Fairy tales, like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Sleeping Beauty.

[@hitokirihoshi]

What a lovely story This is just one of the very few a happy ending stories in Greek Mythology

[@senatesheev]

This truly is a tale as old as time

[@stormystars1087]

Thank you. I love these Mythology stories. 💕

[@starwallsh9279]

Wow this is an amazing story. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@annemcdougall919]

I feel like this is sort of life beauty and the beast. And the sisters were like the evil stepsisters of cinderella

[@marsilv4319]

Anne McDougall belle’s sisters were jealous as well. At least Cinderella’s didn’t pretend to like her

[@TheSOLARMUSIC]

Thank you so much for the full story. I had glimpses in my collection of "Palace of Dreams" 1982. My art collection involved other traces of Mythology and Quests yet did resolve with a challenge of Thanatos. In 1982 there was no Internet..just books like Larousse Book of Mythology. Today is Valentines Day 2019 so a great day to revive the Wondrous Myth of Psyche and Amour again. LOVE and Thank you. Sheila Maclurkin

[@grace6751]

That was the best story thankyou for sharing this😊 god bless you both all

[@h3bbajamil754]

Story guy:Every single night her husband had joined her and them nights were full of INTENSE love and PLEASURE Me: Da Fuq I don’t need to know that

[@destinymena]

Hebba Khan 🤣🤣

[@sophiacagna8796]

WE ALL THOUGHT THE SAME THING: TOO MUCH INFORMATION

[@Blue-nv9vv]

😂😂 ikr TMI

[@mangot589]

Very good channel! Simplified, but not too much, and you can let your kid use it for research😉. Lovely illustrations. New subscriber here, I love mythology/old religions.

[@not-soultraviolet5647]

The female voice its so comical it's heard to take it seriously

[@Passions5555]

Yeah...the voice acting was a bit off putting...

[@royal5698]

glad im not the only one who was kinda thrown off by the voice acting

[@Yay_be]

Goosebumps at the end✨💖✨Thank you

[@ndilleroland4947]

I still consider hades and persophone as the best Greek mythology couple

[@giorgosthoma849]

Eros was one the only Olympians who did not have Lovers his was faithful to his wife so Kudos on him

[@seph1109]

Hades was also faithful to his wife, Persephone. I'd say both of them are nice greek love stories. But for me I prefer Hades and Seph. But we all have different opinions though

[@sophiacagna8796]

OF COURSSSEEEE

[@plantern4590]

I mean.. Both stories were the only ones who ended happily. Even tho things started rough

[@SafaMughal-i6h]

no he was not , he was having an affair with Minthe@@seph1109

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This is so appropriate for this Valentine's Day. @1:50 yeah, Eros stupidly injured himself when his arrow hit him...AT HIS BACK???

[@michaellorde4173]

No originally it said it was as if he shot himself with his arow

[@ileanaisabel4695]

"in the darkness we are equals"

[@faithmoore7486]

Thank you the old Greece for a very entertaining Mythological stories.

[@TouyaYamamoto]

And this is why is this my favourite story of all time

[@milksalad5987]

Percy Jackson fans?

[@angelinalukram9306]

here

[@marylareau7647]

Ayyyyy! Percy lest gooo!🤣🤪

[@bigchungus7576]

Yasss

[@gabbieangela8435]

S

[@sophiacagna8796]

not here

[@babyangel5k]

Such a beautiful story😍

[@randomgames7157]

In some versions Eros is actually the son of Chaos The Void and was one of the first 6 deity’s to come into existence

[@miriamkramer9006]

Love Greek mythology. The art is beautiful. Thank you.

[@johngemido1971]

They’re story proves that without forgiveness,acceptance,and trust you can’t build a strong relationship💙

[@rajaryansingh2519]

Very nicely narrated.

[@candyboo7654]

Soul in Darkness by Wendy Higgins is a GREAT book to read, it tells the story of Psyche and Eros. I promise you won’t regret it, it’s one of my favourite novels

[@tomvono5394]

At least a Greek God and Mortal love story that didn't end in tragedy or worse a curse!😊

[@racheltang2646]

Romantic and beautiful. It touched my heart so much...

[@certifiedxiaosimp7225]

These love stories of greece never disappoint. It is so inspirational

[@Suuuu349]

Beautiful.