Psyche Flashcards

1
Q

People stopped worshiping shrines of Venus because of what girl?

A

Psyche

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2
Q

Because of Psyche’s beauty, people stopped worshiping what goddess?

A

Venus

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3
Q

What did Venus ask Cupid to do about psyche?

A

Make her fall in love with someone with a poor reputation

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4
Q

What did Apollo’s oracle at Miletus tell Psyche’s father?

A

She must be prepared to wed on a mountain top to an evil spirit

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5
Q

What oracle advised Psyche’s father?

A

Apollo’s oracle at Miletus

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6
Q

What carried Psyche away from the mountain top?

A

a gentle west wind

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7
Q

Who received service from invisible hands?

A

Psyche

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8
Q

How did Psyche’s sisters die?

A

They threw themselves off the mountain top trying to become Cupid’s new bride

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9
Q

What shrines did Psyche pray at?

A

shrines of Juno and Ceres

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10
Q

What was Psyche’s first task?

A

sorting grains

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11
Q

How long did Psyche have to sort the grain?

A

until nightfall

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12
Q

Who helped Psyche sort the grains?

A

ants

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13
Q

What was Psyche’s second task?

A

To bring Venus back a hank of wool from man eating sheep

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14
Q

Who helped Psyche with getting wool?

A

a talking reed

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15
Q

Who helped psyche with her first task?

A

ants

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16
Q

Who helped psyche with her second task?

A

a talking reed

17
Q

How did Psyche get the wool?

A

she waited until the sheep fell asleep and then she gathered the tufts of wool clinging to the bushes in the grove

18
Q

What was Psyche’s third task?

A

To bring Venus a jar of water from the Styx

19
Q

What river did Psyche have to get water from?

A

the styx

20
Q

Who helped Psyche get the water from Styx?

A

an eagle

21
Q

Who helped Psyche with her third task?

A

an eagle

22
Q

Why did the eagle that helped Psyche owe Cupid?

A

Cupid had helped him carry Ganymede to heaven

23
Q

What was Psyche’s fourth task?

A

To go to the underworld and collect a day’s worth of Proserpina’s beauty ointement

24
Q

What was Psyche doing in a tower?

A

Getting ready to jump to her death before her 4th task

25
Q

Who helped Psyche get Proserpina’s beauty?

A

a talking tower

26
Q

Who helped Psyche with her fourth task?

A

a talking tower

27
Q

What was Psyche holding as she went into the underworld for her fourth task?

A

beared two obols in her mouth and two honey cakes in her hand

28
Q

What did Psyche do with the first honey cake?

A

Gave it to Cerberus

29
Q

What did Psyche do once she escaped the underworld from her fourth task?

A

she looked in the box

30
Q

What happened when Psyche opened the box?

A

she fell into a deathlike sleep

31
Q

Who did Cupid go to for approval of his marriage to Psyche?

A

Jupiter

32
Q

Who married Cupid?

A

Psyche

33
Q

Who is the child of Cupid and Psyche?

A

Volupta

34
Q

Who are the parents of Volupta?

A

Cupid and Psyche

35
Q

Who is the father of Volupta?

A

Cupid

36
Q

Who is the mother of Volupta?

A

Psyche