Cupid and Psyche (Cupido et Psyche)
Psyche was admired so widely that Venus grew jealous. Cupid loved Psyche, but she was told not to look at him. She looked, and lost him. After hard tasks she was reunited with him, and the story ends with a wedding among the gods.
Grades 7–8. Myth.
How it connects
Cupid is the son of Venus. Psyche is the young woman who completes the tasks and returns.
Latin words that go with this card: amor, dea.