#pysche

[maddielenaella8306]

These are the most underrated and kinda healthiest Greek mythology relationships (my opinion)

Eros and Psyche:

Eros disobeys his mother Aphrodite by falling in love with Psyche and giving her a magnificent palace to protect her. He hides his face to be equal with her and so she'll love him for him. When she breaks his trust, he leaves. Psyche goes through hell under Aphrodite, being tortured and completing impossible trial after trials to get her man back. When she nearly dies, Eros rescues her and literally flight romances her to the heavens, and has her becomes a goddess. They marry, have a daughter, and stay happily together as heart and soul.

Ariadne and Dionysus:

After Theseus abandons Ariadne, Dionysus finds her and falls in love at first sight while she is at her lowest point. He reveres her and makes her his queen, gives her a gorgeous crown of stars and a whole constellation, and turns her into a goddess. In some versions, when she dies, he literally speed runs to the underworld to bring her back and succeeds (sorry Orpheus) She shares his realm, they travel the world together and have many children. He stays completely loyal to her—which is rare for a olympian god. Did I mention the tricking constellation, take notes guys.

Menelues and Helen:

Off to mortal relationships now, Helen and Menelaus. Helen is married to Menelaus and despite sources saying otherwise, the two actually love each other deeply and had a pretty peaceful life together in Sparta before Paris came along and took her (either Aprodiote style or kidnapping her) Menelaus was fixed on getting her back, bringing almost every kingdoms, armies, heroes with intent on burning troy to rescue her. Now, despite everything—ten years of war—Menelaus fought through countless battles, watching many die, all with the goal of bringing Helen home. Helen deeply regrets going to Troy and longs for Menaleus. You’d think he’d be furious when he finally saw her again, but instead, he forgave her. They went back to Sparta and spent the rest of their lives together harmoniously which they both deserve.

And yet people consider Hades and Persephone the OG mythology couple when you have these beautiful relationships, WHY!!??

I have a lot more but can't fit all on here, might make a part two later

[noosphe-re]

Having refers to things and things are fixed and describable. Being refers to experience, and human experience is in principle not describable. What is fully describable is our persona—the mask we each wear, the ego we present—for this persona is in itself a thing. In contrast, the living human being is not a dead image and cannot be described like a thing. In fact, the living human being cannot be described at all. Indeed, much can be said about me, about my character, about my total orientation to life. This insightful knowledge can go very far in understanding and describing my own or another's psychical structure. But the total me, my whole individuality, my suchness that is as unique as my fingerprints are, can never be fully understood, not even by empathy, for no two human beings are entirely alike. Only in the process of mutual alive relatedness can the other and I overcome the barrier of separateness, inasmuch as we both participate in the dance of life. Yet our full identification of each other can never be achieved.

Erich Fromm, To Have or to Be?

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[thejohnlockedfemboy]

Anon from earlier, do you have any prayer ideas for Psyche? I haven’t quite figured out how to pray to the gods, I’m used to the Christian kind of praying. Is there even a difference?

praying can look very different for everyone :)

you don’t need to do the official “hands folded eyes closed kneeling” kind of prayer. You can look up a small prayer online and use it, or make your own. It doesn’t have to be out loud, it can just be in your head if you want.

maybe something like

“Lady Psyche,

guide me to triumph over adversity the way you did, help me to have motivation to do the things I want and need to do” and then give a little thank you or whatever feels right. There’s no set rules, and it’s really all about what makes you feel connected.

[justarandompjofan]

this is a question for anyone that studies ancient greek mythology/literature or anyone who has an answer:

is there any evidence anywhere of people worshiping/praying to Psyche in regard to the souls of the dead? i know that is mainly Hades’s domain, but given that Psyche is the goddess of the soul, i was wondering.

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