Who is Cupid and where does his story begin?
Cupid originated from old fairy tales, stemming from classical mythology. Although we think fondly of him at Valentine’s as a childlike freedom of love, he also has a love story of his own. It is the one of Cupid and Psyche, and this is their story. Once upon a time there was a king with three beautiful daughters. The youngest, Psyche, was by far the most beautiful. She was so beautiful that people began to neglect the worship of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Venus was very jealous, and asked her son Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with a horrible monster. When he saw her, Cupid pricked himself, and fell in love with her. Because Psyche was mortal she was never to lay eyes on her Cupid. When night came, her new husband visited her, and told her that he would always visit by night and she must never try to see him. Her sisters, seeing her happiness, became very jealous and persuaded Psyche to look upon Cupid. They had convinced her that he was a horrible monster and plotting
