Psyche (mythology)
{{Infobox deity | type = Greek | name = Psyche | image = Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) Psiche abbandonata (modello, 1816).jpg | alt = | caption = Psyche Abandoned by Pietro Tenerani | god_of = Goddess of the soul | abode = | symbol = Butterfly wings | consort = Eros | parents = Unnamed king and queen | siblings = (sisters) Aglaura and Cidippe | children = Hedone | mount = | Roman_equivalent = }} Psyche (; ; ) is the Greek goddess of the soul and often represented as a beautiful woman with butterfly wings. The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). She was born a mortal woman eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite, goddess of love. Psyche is known from the novel called The Golden Ass, also known as Metamorphoses, written by the Roman philosopher and orator Apuleius in the 2nd century. In the myth, she was given multiple trials in order to be with her beloved, Eros, also known as Cupid, god of physical love and desire and son of Aphrodite. The cultural