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Venus’ son Cupid was to carry out this plan, but he too was overwhelmed by Psyche’s beauty and grace. He made her his lover and wife, though he would not allow Psyche to actually see him and visited her only at night. Though she lived in an idyllic setting with an anonymously passionate husband, Psyche was overwhelmed by anxious curiosity and secretly peered at her sleeping husband. Thus began a series of trials involving Psyche being temporarily forsaken by Cupid, tormented anew by Venus [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sent to the Underworld [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], then tricked into twilight sleep. Fortunately, Cupid’s love for Psyche triumphed and the pair was reunited, Psyche became a goddess, and a daughter was born and named Voluptas, or Pleasure.
Waterhouse again gives Psyche a more natural resonance in Psyche Opening the Golden Box (1903), as she hopes to steal a bit of allure from the enchanted vessel Venus has ordered her to fetch from Proserpine. Psyche is not terribly vain, just exhausted from the cruel chores Venus has doled out and hoping to refresh herself and regain the love of Cupid.
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Shakespearean Scenes in Art
The Pre-Raphaelites
J. W. Waterhouse
Psyche Entering Cupid’s Garden and Opening the Golden Box
Numerous sumptuous and classical paintings of Cupid and Psyche exist, with the “ravishing” or taking of Psyche to Cupid’s celestial lair being a common theme. The end of the 19th century, however, brought an interesting shift in certain depictions of the loveliest mortal. The story of Psyche and Cupid was a favorite subject for Pre-Raphaelites Edward Burne-Jones and John William Waterhouse. In Waterhouse’s Psyche Entering Cupid‘s Garden (1904), Psyche moves away from being just the bride of Cupid to a unique woman going through a seriously troubling time. Waterhouse places Psyche within a beautiful scene, yet her mind seems full of doubts and dread as to whom she is sharing her life with. Why can’t she ever see him? Is he really a beast who [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as her sisters have warned, will one night kill her in her sleep?
The classic tale of Psyche and Cupid has represented ideal romantic union for centuries, with its ultimate message that love conquers all — even fear, jealousy, and coming from very different worlds. As myth-master Thomas Bulfinch recounts, Psyche was a mortal young woman of ancient times whose stunning beauty “was so great that strangers from neighboring countries came in crowds to enjoy the sight…paying her that homage which is due only to Venus herself.” The gods and goddesses of mythology were never fond of being outdone by those who walked the earth, and Venus therefore initiated a plan of revenge and torment towards poor Psyche.
The Ordeals of Psyche