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(dramatic orchestral music)
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- [Narrator] In a kingdom far, far away,
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the king and queen had three daughters.
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All three of them were
beautiful, but while the charms
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of the eldest two drew praise,
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the beauty of the
youngest was beyond words.
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Even the guards when they
met her couldn't help
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but to compare her to the most sublime
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of goddesses, Aphrodite.
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The two elder sisters had already wed.
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Not to just anyone, to noble princes.
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But strangely, Psyche was yet to marry.
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Suitors came to
contemplate and admire her,
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but none had the courage
to ask for her hand.
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It was said that the
suitors were too over awed
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by her near-divine beauty.
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(soft orchestral music)
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Meanwhile, up on Mount Olympus,
she whom the gods had named
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the goddess of beauty,
Aphrodite, was fuming.
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She viewed this spectacle
as an offense and sacrilege.
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Down on Earth, her
admirers were ignoring her,
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believing they had found
in Psyche a new divinity.
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So Aphrodite hatched a
plot to quickly get rid
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of her rival.
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(soft orchestral music)
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With a click of her fingers,
Aphrodite summoned Eros,
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the god of love.
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Eros was a god of lonely birth.
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He wasn't like Aphrodite,
Apollo and Athena,
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one of the 12 Olympians.
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Neither was he a direct
descendant of Zeus.
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He was conceived on the
day Aphrodite made her
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official entrance on Olympus.
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To mark the event, a great feast was held.
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Zeus invited all of the deities,
even though who were old
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and usually left out.
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Among them was Porus, the
god of wealth and abundance.
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More than the other guests,
Porus stuffed himself
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with delicious food and wine
served in honor of Aphrodite.
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Then once full, he laid down
beneath a great oak tree
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and fell asleep.
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Just then, Penia, goddess of
poverty, made her entrance.
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She had come to beg for
food at the end of the feast
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as her divine nature allowed,
but when she set eyes
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on Porus in all his opulence,
she thought that she might,
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by joining with him,
escape the miserable fate
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that destiny had cast on her,
so she laid down beside him.
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And thus, a few months later,
Eros was born out of the love
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between Porus and Penia.
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Love and desire were thus the
fruit of wealth and poverty,
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of abundance and penury.
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Aphrodite appointed Eros
the messenger of love.
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She inspired passion
and Eros in the service
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of the goddess had the
task of forming couples.
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With a golden arrow to inflame hearts
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and a lead arrow to make his victims
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forever insensitive to love.
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That morning, Aphrodite commissioned Eros
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to inspire in Psyche a
hopeless, sickening, mad love
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for one of the ugliest,
despicable mortals alive.
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A monster, she ordered,
a hideous creature.
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Eros obeyed.
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He left, armed with his bow and arrows.
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When he discovered
Psyche, she was sleeping.
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Eros stopped dead in his tracks in awe.
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Never had he seen a being of such beauty.
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Psyche was perfection.
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He now understood Aphrodite's jealousy.
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In his stricken state,
he tripped and fell,
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wounding himself with one of
his arrows, the golden one.
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So there was Eros, ironically
madly enamored with his prey.
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He returned to Olympus
in a state of agitation.
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He languished, aching with love,
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attempting to keep his suffering
a secret from Aphrodite
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lest she become mad with rage.
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Meanwhile, Psyche was no better off.
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She was suffering too, but
for a different reason.
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She was becoming more and
more tearful as time passed
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and there was still no one in her life.
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In despair, her father visited the temple
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of Apollo at Delphi to consult the oracle.
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How could he find a husband
for his youngest daughter?
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The Oracle of Delphi was the Pythia,
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a priestess who passed on the
will of the gods to mortals.
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That day, a deity, or
was it a certain goddess,
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uttered this terrifying
reply to the Pythia.
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Psyche must be dressed
as if for her wedding,
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then left on a hilltop
where her future husband,
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a terrible monster will come to claim her.
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(soft orchestral music)
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The king was devastated.
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Not for an instant could he
imagine abandoning his child,
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let alone giving her up
to some fearsome creature.
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Surely no father could do that.
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And yet, knowing he could not
disobey the will of the gods,
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he led his daughter in her wedding dress
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and accompanied by a funereal cortege,
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to the top of a hill,
and after, a final kiss.
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Her tearful parents
returned to their palace.
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So Psyche was abandoned.
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Suddenly, she felt a breeze.
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It lifted her from the
ground, carried her gently
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into the air and through
the clouds before delicately
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posing her in a small
valley on a carpet of green.
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(enchanting orchestral music)
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Barely had she regained her senses,
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then another surprise awaited her.
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(enchanting orchestral music)
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There, before her eyes,
stood a sublime palace
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in marble and gold, set in a garden full
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of magnificent trees.
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The place was deserted, but the doors,
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studded with gemstones,
opened by themselves,
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accompanied by soft,
magical, welcoming voices,
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inviting her in to visit her new home.
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Strangely, Psyche felt no fear.
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She began visiting the
palace, going from surprise
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to surprise, wonder to wonder.
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That night, still in a state of awe,
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she reached a sumptuous
bedroom clearly meant for her.
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She climbed into bed and
immediately fell asleep.
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Suddenly, in the middle of the night,
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she sensed a presence.
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Someone was treading in the darkness.
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It had to be the monster
prophesied by the oracle.
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Seated with panic, Psyche
threw off the sheets,
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ready to flee.
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Then came a voice which in
a reassuring tone whispered,
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"Fear not.
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"I'm your husband.
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"All I wish for is your happiness.
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"Trust me.
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"But one thing, never seek to see my face.
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"Otherwise, you will lose me forever."
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Psyche, astonished yet
touched, promised to uphold
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this strange vow, for the monster,
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rather than terrify
her, had comforted her.
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The shadows slid into her
bed, took her in his arms,
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and covered her with soft kisses.
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Overwhelmed, Psyche gave into love.
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The next morning, when
Psyche awoke, she was alone.
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And she would be during daylight
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for every day that followed.
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But at every nightfall,
her husband came to her.
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She kept her vow to never
seek to see his face.
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And she even surprised herself
by enjoying more and more
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their loving embraces.
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But time passed and questions
began to torment her.
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Psyche was suffering from loneliness,
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and she missed her parents and sisters.
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For how long could she live like this,
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in this vast palace
inhabited by distant voices
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and an invisible husband?
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One night, she begged for
permission to break her vow,
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not forever, but for just a few days.
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But her mysterious husband refused.
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Psyche persisted with her plea.
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Finally her lover yielded,
but made her promise
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that she would give no answer
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to any questions asked about him.
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And Psyche gave her promise.
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The southern breeze wafted
her back to the hilltop
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where she had been left,
just a stone's throw
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from her family home.
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On seeing their daughter who
many believed lost forever,
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Psyche's parents were overjoyed.
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A feast was given to mark
her return safe and sound.
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Her sisters were also delighted.
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But when she began
describing her magical palace
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and the countless gifts
offered by her husband,
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they became green with envy.
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With one treacherous
question after another,
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the sisters finally have
Psyche admit the truth.
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No, she has never seen her husband's face.
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They begin to revel in their discovery.
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He must be frightful because
he refuses to show himself.
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They tell Psyche about
a terrifying serpent
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which can open its jaws like an abyss.
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They persuade her that one
night, it will surely devour her.
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Psyche was so frightened
by what she had heard
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that she became racked with doubt.
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She wanted to know the truth.
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On returning to her palace,
she awaited like every night,
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her husband's visit.
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As per usual, he slid
into the bed beside her.
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But this time, after their lovemaking,
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he dozed off.
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Psyche crept out of bed, lit a candle,
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and spread light onto her husband's face.
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And what a surprise.
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Before her slept the most handsome man
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anyone had ever set eyes on.
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But even more astonishing,
this so-called monster
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was none other than the god Eros.
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Overwrought, Psyche's
hand began to tremble
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and a drop of hot wax fell from the candle
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onto the sleeper's shoulder.
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He woke with a start.
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Their eyes met and in a flash,
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furious at having been
betrayed, he vanished,
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just as he had warned her.
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Psyche sprinted from the
room, followed every corridor,
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searching every room,
scouring every corner.
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Even the welcoming voices had disappeared.
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The palace was plunged into darkness.
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At daybreak, the despairing
Psyche ran out into the open.
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(soft orchestral music)
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She finally reached a river
and halted on its banks.
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She broke down in tears.
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Not only had she lost a husband,
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she had lost love, the
worst punishment ever.
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Exhausted, Psyche
decided enough was enough
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and flung herself into
the fast flowing waters.
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But barely a moment later,
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the compassionate river lifted her up
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and placed her gently on the bank.
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(water splashing)
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Before her, a strange
creature suddenly appeared,
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half man, half goat.
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The god Pan, god of
shepherd and the pastures.
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Pan usually liked to scare those
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who wandered into the woods, but for once,
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he felt for this young
woman wholeheartedly.
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If she was willing to
overcome all obstacles,
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she would surely end up
winning back the heart of Eros.
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(soft orchestral music)
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Psyche let herself
believe the words of Pan.
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She continued on her quest,
going from temple to temple
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and praying for the return of her love.
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But the gods were weary
of Aphrodite's wrath.
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Besides, the goddess was
watching, waiting for her revenge.
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Aphrodite still considered
Psyche to be her rival.
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She loomed before her,
finally face to face.
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The goddess and the mortal.
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Aphrodite declared to
Psyche that from then on,
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she would be her slave and that
she would be spared nothing.
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The goddess pointed to a rock at the top
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of a steep mountain.
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Close by was a spring from
which brackish waters flowed
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down into the Styx, the
river of the Underworld.
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Aphrodite gave Psyche a
small flask and the task
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of climbing to the spring,
filling it with its water
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and bringing it back to her.
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Psyche agreed.
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She started climbing the mountain.
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The summit seemed inaccessible.
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The rough, slippery rocks were
peopled by ferocious dragons.
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All around her, voices
rang out in warning,
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advising her to give up her quest.
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But she refused and continued on her way.
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In her mind were the words of the god Pan,
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willing her to overcome
all obstacles if she wanted
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to win back the heart of Eros.
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Just then, an eagle appeared.
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It was the eagle of
Zeus, king of the gods.
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Also moved by her charge,
it snatched her flask
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and flew off to fill it
with the brackish water
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before returning it to Psyche.
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Aphrodite was furious.
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First Pan and now Zeus.
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She wondered if Eros could
be urging the gods of Olympus
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to protect his lover, but
that would be impossible.
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As punishment for having
followed the Psyche,
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Aphrodite had him
imprisoned in a double tower
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within her palace.
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(tense orchestral music)
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Aphrodite was even more enraged.
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She gave her rival a
gilded box and ordered her
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to visit the Underworld.
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Psyche faltered.
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The Underworld, the shades of hell.
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No mortal had ever been able to go there
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without being devoured by its
terrifying guard Cerberus,
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a monstrous three-headed hound.
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Reigning over the Underworld
was a redoubtable couple,
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Hades and his consort Persephone.
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(dark orchestral music)
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And it was Persephone that Aphrodite
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had ordered Psyche to visit.
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She was supposed to give
her the box and to tell her,
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"Aphrodite begs a little of your beauty."
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(soft orchestral music)
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The terrified Psyche was convinced
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that she would never fulfill her task
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and decided to free herself
from Aphrodite's torments
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by putting an end to her days.
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So she climbed to the top of a tower
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and was ready to fling
herself off, when suddenly,
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the tower itself addressed
her and persuaded her not
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to give up her life.
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The tower even told her how
to accomplish her mission.
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To Cerberus, she should offer
cakes soaked in drugged wine.
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To Charon, the ferryman,
two coins for a return trip
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across the river Styx.
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But most importantly, concluded the tower,
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she must never open the box
entrusted to her by Aphrodite
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and must refuse any treat
Persephone might offer her.
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Because any mortal who
tastes the fruit of the dead
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will be condemned to live
in hell for eternity.
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Psyche acquiesced and
ascended into the abyss.
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As planned, the played Charon his due
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and successfully tricked Cerberus.
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The path was clear.
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Soon, a vast room opened up before her.
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Seated on her throne next
to Hades was Persephone
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who bid her come hither.
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Psyche duly obliged.
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She handed her the box and
delivered Aphrodite's message.
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Against all expectations,
rather than punish the intruder,
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the queen of the Underworld was flattered.
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She who had been thought the
most beautiful of all goddesses
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now considered Persephone
to be even more beautiful.
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In a flash, she flew into
the box, leaving a part of
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her beauty and handed it back to Psyche.
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(tranquil orchestral music)
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On her way back, her task completed,
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Psyche was overwhelmed with
an irresistible desire.
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What if Persephone's
beauty were to enable her
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to win back the heart of her lost lover?
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She opened the gilded box.
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And was suddenly overcome with dizziness.
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(soft orchestral music)
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She fell into a deep and endless sleep.
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Psyche was dead.
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Eros had seen everything and had to react.
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He escaped from Aphrodite's
palace and scaled Mount Olympus
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to plead with Zeus.
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He knelt before the king of the gods
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and beseeched his forgiveness.
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Yes, he had disobeyed
Aphrodite by succumbing
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to the mortal charms
of the goddess's rival.
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But Psyche, he said, had suffered enough.
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Eros believed she was highly
deserving of immortality
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and he would wed her
according to divine order.
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(soft orchestral music)
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Eros pleaded his case with such dexterity
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that Zeus was swayed.
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He forgave Eros and agreed to greet Psyche
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as an immortal on Olympus.
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Eros sought out his beloved,
gently leaned over her,
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planted a kiss on her
lips, and Psyche awoke.
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(tender orchestral music)
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Eros lifted her up and carried
her to the home of the gods
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where Zeus greeted her as promised.
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(soft music)
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Aphrodite was also present.
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She realized her combat had been in vain,
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that it would be impossible
to separate the two lovers
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and so surrendered in the
face of such infinite power.
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(soft music)
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Then, in the presence of
all the gathered deities,
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Psyche was invited to drink ambrosia,
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the nectar of the gods.
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Since that day, it's said that a soul
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which wanders the earth in search
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of perfect love will only
find it in the afterlife.
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Just as Psyche could only
reunite with Eros after her death
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on Olympus where she now
sits amongst the gods.
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(soft orchestral music)
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(dramatic orchestral music)
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