The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Psyche ( - )

Mortal lover of Cupid, whose mother Venus made her undertake many trials before she could be made immortal and marry Cupid. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-5407?rskey=YRoydy&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Relationships: Psyche was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Cupid / Eros (-)
Psyche was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Venus / Aphrodite (-)

 References in Documents:
Gentle Traveller (Curatorial catalogue) (e) Bloodstone, oval flat; Eros bound to a column in profile to left. On column sits Griffin of Nemesis (to punish Eros, the body, for tormenting Psyche, the soul). Inscribed in front ΔΙΚΑΙWϹ, "Justly". L: 15mm. 2nd or early 3rd cent. A.D.