Eros and Psyche

Though it's probably the most used picture, I decided to reference William-Adolphe Bouguereau's The Abduction of Psyche for my picture of the story.

I found the story itself to be very intriguing, mostly because I had heard it back in the second grade, but had not made the connection until now. I did remember enough parts, Psyche not being allowed to see her lover's face, spilling wax on his shoulder to wake him, the trials, to realize it was the same story. What I enjoy most are the trials Psyche must overcome, almost like a parallel to the labors of Heracles. The biggest difference is that Pscyhe is given aid for all of her tasks, though I suppose Heracles was helped by Athena to skin the Nemean lion and Iolaus to kill the Hydra. But since Psyche is a normal human the help she receives doesn't detract from the difficulty of her tasks.