Figure of Cupid and Psyche. 60x70cm This is a reproduction of the sculpture by Antonio Canova, which is located in the Louvre Museum. There was once a king and queen who had three daughters, of whom the youngest, named Psyche, was the most intelligent and beautiful. So many were his virtues that she inspired jealousy to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, who decided to send his son Cupid to hurt her with one of his arrows, so that he fell in love the worst monster of the earth. When he prepared to carry out the order, Cupid is accidentally pricked with one of his arrows and instantly fell madly in love with Psyche. So great was his passion that he decided to seek help from Apollo, the god of light and truth, to win her love, who wiped away all other suitors. The king, intrigued by this situation also calls for the advice of the god Apollo, who advised him to take her to the summit of a mountain, where a god will marry her. Because it was not good to oppose the gods, ...
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