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MIDTERMS LESSONS
WORLD LITERATURE
LESSON 3
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Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis
- He/she is the author of Cupid and Psyche.
True
- Lucius Apuleius was born during c. 124 ce at Madauros, Numidia and died after 170 ce
Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis
- He/she was a Platonic philosopher, rhetorician, and author remembered for “The Golden Ass”.
True
- The Golden Ass (Asinus Aureus) or Metamorphoses is the only latin novel that has survived in its entirety.
These are the settings of the story:
Cupid's Palace
The Underworld
Mount Olympus
Cupid
/
Eros
- He is the God of Love and Desire, son of Venus, and the beautiful winged youth.
Psyche - She is the Greco-roman goddess of the soul, youngest daughter of the king and the most lovely maiden exist that surpass the beauty of Venus.
Venus
- She is the Roman goddess of love and beauty; also called Aphrodite in Greek; mother of Cupid.
Apollo
- He is the God of Greek prophecy and healing.
Zephyr
- The sweetest and mildest of winds.
Persephone
- She is the Goddess Queen of the Underworld, wife of the God named Hades.
King and Queen
- They are the mother and father of the 3 daughters.
Aglaura
and
Cidippe
- They are the sisters of Psyche.
Ceres
- She is also known as "Mercury", the Goddess of Agriculture, Grain crops, Fertility, and Mothery relationships.
Jupiter
- He is also known as "Zeus", the God of the sky and ruler of the Olympian Gods.
Psyche
- She was born to King and Queen who were very rich but had no children except her. Her name means soul or spirit.
Embedded tale within a larger prose narrative, allegorical
- This is the narrative style of Cupid and Psyche.