"You know, the son of Venus is a little god of love with a bow and arrow. According to rumors, whoever his arrows of love hit will fall in love. Even the legendary god Apollo can't.
Resist this force."
"As an avatar, the knowledge you possess surprises me. So let me ask you, do you know Cupid's wife?"
Does Cupid have a wife? This question stumped William. In his memory, Cupid, the God of Love, has always been a little boy with wings. Does the little boy have a wife? William racked his brains and couldn't remember Cupid's.
Who is the wife?
"Cupid's wife was called Psyche. She was the youngest of the three daughters of a great king in ancient times. She was unparalleled in appearance and soul. People traveled thousands of miles to admire her beauty, and all of this made the God of Beauty
Venus was jealous because the world ignored her beauty and even forgot her existence."
"Venus?"
"Yes, you can also call her by another name, Aphrodite, one of the twelve main gods, the god of love and beauty!"
"You go on."
"Every woman is jealous, even the goddess. Venus had a plan in mind. She asked her son Cupid, the god of love, to try to marry Psyche to the ugliest and most ferocious beast in the world."
"Cupid's arrow of love can make anyone fall in love with the one he chooses for them. The plan is foolproof. For a god, this is not difficult. Cupid used the trick to let the king and his wife take the common man.
Sike was abandoned on a barren hilltop, where she would be engaged to an ugly and cruel winged snake."
"Psyche is heartbroken about her unfortunate fate, but she can only accept it. Because despite her unparalleled beauty, no one has fallen in love with her. Venus's trick seems to have been completed!"
"But Venus overlooked one detail, the most fatal detail in a love story! When Cupid saw Psyche, he fell in love with her at first sight! Not only did he not marry Psyche to the serpent, but instead married her to the serpent.
She was secretly brought to the glorious palace where she lived and made her his wife!"
"But because Psyche is a mortal, Cupid cannot let her know his true identity and appearance! He only met Psyche at night and made her promise never to see his true face! From then on, Psyche and Cupid
Live a happy life, albeit with a bit of mystery!"
"So... does this have anything to do with the curse of Cupid?"
"That's because the story hasn't been told yet."
"Later, when Psyche's sisters saw the beautiful palace where their sister lived, they became jealous and tried to destroy her life! They poisoned Psyche's brain with words, tricking her into believing that since her husband had treated her
There must be something wrong with keeping her identity and appearance so secret! Obviously, they said, Psyche must be with that vicious winged snake!"
"Love is selfish. Psyche finally couldn't bear the uneasiness of not knowing her husband's true identity and appearance. One night after Cupid fell asleep, Psyche carefully lit an oil lamp and came to his bedside to see his beloved.
The appearance of her husband! What shocked her was that what she saw was not only not an ugly snake, but a face that was more handsome than any imagination."
"Psyche's hand trembled involuntarily with her heart, and the oil from the lamp slipped, severely burning Cupid's arm while she was sleeping! Cupid woke up and found that her beloved wife had betrayed her promise to him, and flew away in anger and sadness.
!Because Cupid wants pure love and cannot tolerate the slightest betrayal!"
"Psyche was tortured by the pain of betraying her promise, being burned and losing her beloved husband. She vowed to spend her life looking for Cupid to express her love to him! She asked the gods for help, but no one dared to risk her life.
The hatred and revenge of Venus! In despair, Psyche is determined to plead with Venus herself! When Psyche begs Venus for forgiveness, Venus accuses and mocks Psyche for not keeping her trustworthiness and plain appearance.
She said her only hope for forgiveness was to do the hard work that was necessary! The work was obviously impossible, but Psyche hoped that her efforts would enable her to regain her lost love!"
"She used indescribable perseverance to complete this impossible task, and finally won Cupid's change of heart. Zeus, the king of gods, felt this way and made Psyche a goddess and let her live with Cupid.
On the sacred Mount Olympus! Later, the two gods gave birth to a goddess who was in charge of pleasure."
"Hmm...Okay, so what does this story have to do with the curse of Cupid?" William pondered for a moment and asked.
"Of course! Do you know who is most hated by Cupid and Psyche in this story?"
"Well, they should be Psyche's two sisters." William thought for a moment and then said.
"You are as smart as me! In the unrecorded history, Cupid and Psyche were disgusted with the discord between Psyche's two sisters and caused them so much suffering, so they gave him two sisters.
A curse was imposed!”
"This is a blood curse from the God of Love!"
"Among the descendants of Psyche's two sisters, there will be some ugly, animal-like boys from time to time."
"They must prove that unless a girl is willing to marry them, they can shed their animal bodies and regain their human form. This is the curse of Cupid, which will appear forever among the descendants of Psyche's two sisters.
Go down! Until one day, the curse of Cupid disappears."
"These gods are so petty!" William couldn't help but comment. William thought it was okay to punish Psyche's two talkative sisters, but it would be a bit excessive to harm future generations.
However, Greek gods have always behaved this way, so William got used to it.
"Of course, this is both a curse and a blessing from the God of Love!"
"The child chosen by Cupid will be born with part of the authority of the God of Love. Moreover, as long as he passes the test of the God of Love, when he sheds his beast body, he will gain a look that is hard to find in the world!"
"So, Hans, the hedgehog boy who lives in the forest and raises pigs, is the descendant of Psyche's two sisters, the one chosen by the God of Love's curse?"
"As long as there are no accidents, that's it!"
"Hehehehe... These guys who have long been overthrown by the Lord of Holy Light and fell into the dust of history still have so many things to do after they die!"