Cupid and Psyche
Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves.Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon...
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Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves.Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks.Perhaps the greatest love story of all, Cupid and Psyche is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft's lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft.Lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780688131630 (0688131638)
Publish date: June 3rd 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
Romance,
Fairy Tales,
Picture Books,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Romantic,
Mythology,
Folklore
Breathtaking, intricate illustrations accompany this simple retelling of the Roman myth of Cupid and Psyche. The story is short but it has all the necessary pieces to the story and tells it well. If you like picture books and/or myths, you will enjoy this picture book.
Love cannot live without trust...The love story of Cupid and Psyche has always been one of my very favorite myths. So, I was delighted to find this wonderful story done full justice here at the hands of this talented mother/daughter team. I really can't find a thing to complain about so this book ...