By 
Brendan Pelsue
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TED-Ed Original

The myth of Cupid and Psyche

Psyche was born so beautiful that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus the goddess of love. But human lovers were too intimidated to approach her and Apollo recommended her father abandon her on a crag where she would marry "a cruel and savage serpent-like winged evil." But Psyche's story ended up being much more interesting. Brendan Pelsue shares the myth of Cupid and Psyche.

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