The Jar of Beauty: Psyche has to do a plethora of tasks for Venus. She must travel to the underworld to Prosperine and ask for a jar of her beauty. She went on her way and was stopped by a turret who warned her of the many dangers in the underworld. He warned her that she needs to take two coins in her mouth and two barley cakes. He also warned that she must not talk to anybody or drop the cakes otherwise she would be stuck there forever. She did as she was told and got the jar of beauty, but when she got back up she thought that she deserved a little bit of the beauty. I think it's funny that Venus had so many traps waiting for Psyche in the underworld. If Psyche wouldn't have listened to the turret, she would be stuck in the underworld due to Venus.
Sleep of the Dead: Psyche didn't listen to the turret and opened the box. There wasn't beauty in there but deathly sleep. She fell into a deep sleep. Cupid came down and wiped away the sleep and restored it to the jar. He awoke Psyche and told her to finish the task.
The Wedding Feast: Psyche is brought to heaven to drink a cup of ambrosia to make her immortal. Her wedding to Cupid will be equal. There was a big feast and when Psyche came to turn, she gave birth to a girl named Pleasure. The old woman's story ended and the robbers came back. They took everybody and made them travel and debated on the horse's death (Lucius).
The Escape: Lucius broke free of his restraints and ran, but the old woman saw and held onto his reigns. He kicked her off and rescued the girl. The girl was so happy that she prayed to the gods and thanked the horse magnificently. She was in his debt.
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| (Psyche and the Jar of Beauty, Source: UnTextbook) |
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