Search Results: Psyche

Psyche was the goddess of the soul in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Born a mortal woman, her beauty rivaled that of Aphrodite (Venus) and inspired the love of Aphrodite's son, Eros, god of desire. After completing a series of seemingly...

Zephyrus was the god of the west wind and the messenger of spring in Greek mythology. He was known as one of the four Anemoi, or wind gods, each of whom represented a cardinal direction and, except for Eurus, a season. Zephyrus was often...

Psyche Opening the Golden Box, painting by John William Waterhouse, 1904.

Eros in Greek mythology, known as Cupid in Rome, is the god of love but more specifically, the god of physical and passionate desire. He is often referred to as a son and attendant of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, and...

The Abduction of Psyche, oil on canvas painting by William-Adolphe Bougeureau, 1895. Private collection.

A detail of a marble statue of Cupid and Psyche from the Domus of Cupid and Psyche in Ostia Antica, Italy. The statue was made at the time the house was built, in the second quarter of the 4th century CE.

A marble statue of Cupid (Eros) and Psyche. From the Aventine, Rome. Copy of a 2nd century BCE Greek original. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

Cupid and Psyche, oil on canvas painting by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1707. Uffizi Art Gallery, Florence.

Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche, fresco by Raphael, 1517. Villa Farnesina, Rome.

A marble statue of Amor and Psyche, the lovers from the late 2nd Century CE novel "The Golden Ass" by Lucius Apuleius (125 - 170 CE). The two are depicted as winged children embracing each other. The sculptural group was styled after a Hellenistic...