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Book The Tale of Cupid and Psyche

Download or read book The Tale of Cupid and Psyche written by Apuleius and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Cupid and Psyche a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This volume provides Joel Relihan's lively translation of this best known section of Apuleius' Golden Ass, some useful and illustrative parallels, and an engaging discussion of what to make of this classic story.

Book Cupid and Psyche

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  • Author : Apuleius
  • Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
  • Release : 2021-11-07
  • ISBN : 3986774955
  • Pages : 45 pages

Download or read book Cupid and Psyche written by Apuleius and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cupid and Psyche Apuleius - Cupid and Psyche is a story from the Latin novel Metamorphoses, also known as The Golden Ass, written in the 2nd century AD by Apuleius. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (Soul or Breath of Life) and Cupid (Desire), and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.

Book Cupid and Psyche

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  • Author : M. Charlotte Craft
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 1996-06-03
  • ISBN : 0688131638
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book Cupid and Psyche written by M. Charlotte Craft and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-06-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves. Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks. Perhaps the greatest love story of all, Cupid and Psyche is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft's lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft. Lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever.

Book The Story of Cupid and Psyche

Download or read book The Story of Cupid and Psyche written by Apuleius and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cupid

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  • Author : Julius Lester
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 9780152020569
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Cupid written by Julius Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.

Book The Fable of Cupid and Psyche

Download or read book The Fable of Cupid and Psyche written by Apuleius and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aphrodite s Tears

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  • Author : Hannah Fielding
  • Publisher : London Wall Publishing
  • Release : 2018-01-25
  • ISBN : 099556678X
  • Pages : 701 pages

Download or read book Aphrodite s Tears written by Hannah Fielding and published by London Wall Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Greece, one of the twelve labours of Heracles was to bring back a golden apple from the Garden of Hesperides. To archaeologist Oriel Anderson, joining a team of Greek divers on the island of Helios seems like the golden apple of her dreams. Yet the dream becomes a nightmare when she meets the devilish owner of the island, Damian Lekkas. In shocked recognition, she is flooded with the memory of a romantic night in a stranger's arms, six summers ago. A very different man stands before her now, and Oriel senses that the sardonic Greek autocrat is hell-bent on playing a cat and mouse game with her. As they cross swords and passions mount, Oriel is aware that malevolent eyes watch her from the shadows. Dark rumours are whispered about the Lekkas family. What dangers lie in Helios, a bewitching land where ancient rituals are still enacted to appease the gods, young men risk their lives in the treacherous depths of the Ionian Sea, and the volatile earth can erupt at any moment? Will Oriel find the hidden treasures she seeks? Or will Damian's tragic past catch up with them, threatening to engulf them both?

Book The Tale of Cupid and Psyche

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  • Author : Maria Grazia Bernardini
  • Publisher : L'Erma Di Bretschneider
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9788882657222
  • Pages : 325 pages

Download or read book The Tale of Cupid and Psyche written by Maria Grazia Bernardini and published by L'Erma Di Bretschneider. This book was released on 2012 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Il catalogo della mostra - pubblicato dalla nostra Casa Editrice - descrive attraverso affreschi, dipinti e suppellettili provenienti dai più importanti musei nazionali ed internazionali, insieme al grande affresco di Castel Sant'Angelo di Perin Del Vaga (metà XVI secolo) uno dei miti più affascinanti dell'antichità: la favola di Amore e Psiche narrata da Apuleio nell'Asino D'Oro (II sec. D.C). Il volume si compone di 11 saggi e 76 schede divise in quattro sezioni: le radici del mito, le personificazioni di Eros e Psiche, i patimenti dell'anima, la coppia divina e la Fabula di Apuleio; la favola di Amore e Psiche nel Rinascimento; la scena della lampada: il fascino irresistibile dell'amore misterioso ed in fine il revival romantico della favola in epoca neoclassica. Un percorso di grande valore artistico, ricco di significati simbolici che si sviluppano dall'antichità a Canova documentando questo straordinario mito.

Book Stories of Old Greece and Rome

Download or read book Stories of Old Greece and Rome written by Emilie K. Baker and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Stories of Old Greece and Rome" by Emilie K. Baker. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology

Download or read book A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology written by Vanda Zajko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology presents a collection of essays that explore a wide variety of aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day. Reveals the importance of mythography to the survival, dissemination, and popularization of classical myth from the ancient world to the present day Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance Offers a series of carefully selected in-depth readings, including both popular and less well-known examples

Book Tale of Cupid and Psyche

Download or read book Tale of Cupid and Psyche written by Sonia Cavicchioli and published by George Braziller Publishers. This book was released on 2002-09-24 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passionate love story of a god and an exquisitely beautiful mortal woman, the myth of Cupid and Psyche has fascinated Western culture since the Middle Ages. First appearing as a long aside in Apuleius's The Golden Ass in the second century A.D., this romance has inspired countless works of art in an astonishingly wide range of media. Gathered here is a selection of these numerous works, from monumental fresco cycles, to easel paintings and wedding chests, from miniatures, tapestries, and stained-glass windows, to marble and porcelain sculptures. Many are considered masterpieces of European art. The sheer number and beauty of the works this myth has inspired is a testament to the power and richness of the story. The lovers are often portrayed as children to suggest their eternal youth and immortality. In some scenes they are shown kissing, in others, tormenting each other, expressing the extremes of joy and suffering that beset all lovers. The changing tastes and sensibilities of different periods are reflected in Psyche's appearance, evolving from courtly and Baroque to neoclassical and Pre-Raphaelite. For the modern age, it is the dual nature of Cupid and Psyche's love, on the one hand deeply spiritual, and on the other intensely sensual, that has resonated most powerfully. "It seems," noted Walter Pater, the nineteenth-century British critic, of Apuleius's story, "that one can see and touch the blond hair, the fresh flowers, the precious works of art of which he speaks." Thanks to the extraordinary artworks included in this book, we can indeed see, if not touch, the splendors of Apuleius's story.

Book Alchemy of the Soul

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  • Author : Martin Lowenthal
  • Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
  • Release : 2004-10-01
  • ISBN : 0892545909
  • Pages : 235 pages

Download or read book Alchemy of the Soul written by Martin Lowenthal and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life without myth, the vital force of archetypal experiences, is life filled with maladies, neuroses, addictions, and disease. Alchemy of the Soul retells the myth of Eros and Psyche to help readers reconnect mind and relatedness to find wholeness and deep meaning. Author Martin Lowenthal describes how the story of Eros and Psyche illustrates the alchemical process of marrying soul and matter so that life can be lived with more joy, meaning, and a tangible sense of divine love. The book is divided into three parts: • Part 1 is a beautiful retelling of the myth of Eros and Psyche. • Part 2 examines the power of myth and alchemy and shows how spiritual alchemy can restore and transform the soul. • Part 3 is an initiation into the alchemical mysteries using myth as mentor. Lowenthal writes, "The story assails the defenses of our mind and our reactive habits and seeks to wrest a victory for life and growth from the inertia of daily habits and confusion. It initiates us into a world far more vibrant, rich, and nourishing than the one we knew in childhood and naively, yet regressively, settle for. In this sense, story reveals what happens as we attempt to spread our emotional wings in the developmentally confining domain of our childhood home and community and what it takes to make something significant of ourselves in ways that feed the future. As guests of the story, we discover the larger sacred garden in which we emerge as a unique and beautiful flower in a bed of exquisite blossoms, each one unique and essential." Alchemy of the Soul takes alchemy from the realm of the esoteric and places it in practical terms of story—terms that anyone can understand, value, and use as a guide to life.

Book Nice Shot  Cupid

Download or read book Nice Shot Cupid written by Kate McMullan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hades lets readers in on the true story behind the myth of the Greek god Cupid and the mortal princess Psyche.

Book The Sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen

Download or read book The Sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen written by Bjarne Jørnæs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Apuleius  Invisible Ass

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  • Author : Geoffrey C. Benson
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2019-05-09
  • ISBN : 1108475558
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Apuleius Invisible Ass written by Geoffrey C. Benson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that invisibility is a central motif in Apuleius' Metamorphoses, presenting a new interpretation of this Latin masterpiece.

Book Painted Blind

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  • Author : Michelle A. Hansen
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2012-05-03
  • ISBN : 9781469972855
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Painted Blind written by Michelle A. Hansen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psyche Middleton%u2019s life has gone from ordinary-to-extraordinary-to just plain crazy. First she traveled to Italy for a summer modeling gig. Though she promised her dad there%u2019d be no nudity, there was that one risqué shot%u2026and it ends up on a billboard in the middle of her hometown, where everyone %u2013 especially her dad %u2013 will see it. Oddly enough, that quickly becomes the least of her worries when she falls unexpectedly, head-over-heels in love with Erik, a mysterious young man who can make himself invisible. As strange as this may seem, it%u2019s about to get even stranger. When Erik takes her to his palace in an idyllic kingdom, Psyche is swept into the beauty and culture of his world, but his affection has one condition: she may not see him. Overtaken, intrigued, and not wholeheartedly believing he%u2019s real, she is going to have to decide if she can love him blindly. Because if she can%u2019t, she may lose him forever. %u2013cover verso.