mythologyofthepoetandthemuse: Psyche will become equal to her lover Eros, when Zeus will finally giv
mythologyofthepoetandthemuse: Psyche will become equal to her lover Eros, when Zeus will finally give her to drink ambrosia after she has passed her many trials or tests imposed by jealous Aphrodite. But Psyche is no different than a mortal version of Aphrodite herself…Psyche will give birth to a girl named Hedone (Pleasure). The marriage of Psyche and Eros will become a huge feast in Olympus with the participation of all the Gods and great abundance. Behind the myth of Eros and Psyche, lies the anxiety concerning the degeneration of the human soul in earthly matters, her entrapment into the body and the question of how the soul can be restored again. These are Platonic and Gnostic concerns. The myth indicates how the soul will find allies once she starts her journey of explorations despite the despair and the ephemeral separations. Hope is present as long as there’s a higher goal, an objective, in this case Eros is this kind of a catalyst for the change of Psyche (soul) and her ascension. The Nuptials of Cupid and Psyche by Pelagio Palagi, 1808. -- source link
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