LESSON 3

Cards (17)

  • 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:

    1. Cupid's Palace
    2. The Underworld
    3. 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.