Reading Notes: Cupid and Psyche, Part B

Notes: Cupid and Psyche Part B

(Psyche and the Jar of Beauty by Waterhouse)

Characters:

[possible character or character story I would like to use in future are highlighted]

Psyche: Goddess of the soul. Married to Cupid. MORE INFO

Cupid: God of love. Married to Psyche. MORE INFO

Venus: Goddess of love. Married to Vulcan. Many Lovers including Mars (father of Cupids). MORE INFO

Vulcan: God of Fire. Brother of Mars. Married to Venus (loveless marriage). Every time Venus would have an affair her would become so angry that he would create the volcanoes on earth today.  MORE INFO

Proserpine: Goddess of grain. Queen of the Underworld. Married to Hades/Pluto. MORE INFO

Ceres: Goddess of agriculture. Daughter Proserpine, who was abducted by Pluto to the underworld. Proserpine must spend four months in the underworld, which breaks Ceres heart. Ceres emotions are why crops to not grow in winter.  MORE INFO

Pluto: God of the underworld. Married to Proserpine. MORE INFO

Mercury: God of Commerce. Aids in communication and conflict between Gods and mortals. MORE INFO

Jupiter: King of the Gods. Brother to Pluto and Ceres. Married to Juno MORE INFO

Juno: Queen of the Gods and Goddesses. Goddess of marriage and childbirth. MORE INFO

Pandora: First mortal woman. Created by Vulcan and Jupiter and released evil into humanity. MORE INFO

Apollo: Gos of healing and medicine. MORE INFO

Zephyr: God of the West wind. MORE INFO

Lucius: Protagonist of The Golden Ass.

(Roman Gods Family Tree: by Tales Beyond Belief)

Likes:

• Story line and use of characters
• The back story to every character and how it played into their personality and interactions
• Organization of the story into separate events

Dislikes: 

• I was not crazy about the introduction and conclusion of the story surrounding Cupid and Psyches. It was confusing to try to remember characters and events going on outside the story in the beginning once I got to the end. 
• Author's notes in the beginning (unsure).

Overall:

This story was very enjoyable to read. For me this was because it was organized very well with each event occurring on a different page. The author's notes introduced characters and significant stories of Gods and Goddesses very well. I like how the author's notes introduce the characters, but I found myself skipping over them until the end. Personally I may put my author's notes at the bottom of the page as a summary of that page before moving on to the next. I also think it would be awesome to have a section of the introduction reserved as a table of characters, creatures, or events that are important to know about before reading. It would act as a reference guide throughout the story and clear up confusion before reading. 

Bibliography: 

Cupid and Psyche Part B by Apuleius. Website: Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook