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[[Image:Psycheabduct.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Abduction of Psyche'' by [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]]|right]] |
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'''Psyche''' (pronounce: SY-kee) is a former [[mortal]] woman and goddess of the soul in [[Greek mythology]]. She is the wife of [[Eros]] (Cupid) and the mother of [[Hedone]]. She is always pictured with [[butterfly]] wings. Today, Psyche is known from a story called ''[[The Golden Ass]]'', written by [[Lucius Apuleius]] in the [[2nd century]]. |
'''Psyche''' (pronounce: SY-kee) is a former [[mortal]] woman and goddess of the soul in [[Greek mythology]]. She is the wife of [[Eros]] (Cupid) and the mother of [[Hedone]]. She is always pictured with [[butterfly]] wings. Today, Psyche is known from a story called ''[[The Golden Ass]]'', written by [[Lucius Apuleius]] in the [[2nd century]]. |
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Psyche (pronounce: SY-kee) is a former mortal woman and goddess of the soul in Greek mythology. She is the wife of Eros (Cupid) and the mother of Hedone. She is always pictured with butterfly wings. Today, Psyche is known from a story called The Golden Ass, written by Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century.
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