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* DivineDate: Eros lays out a beautiful meal for Psyche to welcome her to his cloud palace.
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''Psyche'' is a 2021 fantasy novel by Talitha Holland that retells the story of the [[Myth/CupidAndPsyche Greek princess Psyche]] and her romance with the god Eros in a {{Mythpunk}} style filled with deliberate anachronisms, a multi-cultural set of side-characters and a strongly modern point-of-view. The novel was first [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/255997568-psyche published on Wattpadd]].
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''Psyche'' is a 2021 fantasy novel by Talitha Holland that retells the story [[Myth/ClassicalMythology myth]] of the [[Myth/CupidAndPsyche Greek princess Psyche]] Psyche and her romance with the god Eros Eros]] in a {{Mythpunk}} style filled with deliberate anachronisms, a multi-cultural set of side-characters and a strongly modern point-of-view. The novel was first [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/255997568-psyche published on Wattpadd]].
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''Psyche'' is a 2021 fantasy novel by Talitha Holland that retells the story of the [[Myth/CupidAndPsyche]] [[Myth/CupidAndPsyche Greek princess Psyche]] and her romance with the god Eros in a {{Mythpunk}} style filled with deliberate anachronisms, a multi-cultural set of side-characters and a strongly modern point-of-view. The novel was first [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/255997568-psyche published on Wattpadd]].
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''Psyche'' is a 2021 fantasy novel by Talitha Holland that retells the story of the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology [[Myth/CupidAndPsyche]] Greek princess Psyche]] and her romance with the god Eros in a {{Mythpunk}} style filled with deliberate anachronisms, a multi-cultural set of side-characters and a strongly modern point-of-view. The novel was first [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/255997568-psyche published on Wattpadd]].
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* KickedOutOfHeaven: Eros furiously boots Psyche out of the cloud palace when she breaks her promise and looks upon him. Nearly everyone thinks this is an overreaction and even his BestFriend Hermes calls him out on it.
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* FantasticRomance: Psyche is a human; Eros is a god. She goes through many trials, and he eventually gets his head out of his a** and thus she is elevated to goddesshood and they marry as equals.
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* LoveGoddess: Aprohdite is a general love goddess, while her son, Eros, is the god of sexual and romantic love and serves as TheMatchmaker.
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* AnimalLover: Young Psyche can't stand the idea of her sisters' burning ants alive. Later, she develops an attachment to the puppy that Eros gives her.
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The first section of the book deals with Psyche growing up under a curse, having been born with both exceptional beauty and intelligence since having one or the other is a blessing, but in a female both are unacceptable. Psyche grows up lonely, with only her older brother as a companion. He tutors her in his lab, which is filled with puzzles and science experiments that she enjoys. She is also bullied by her two jealous older sisters.
The second section of the book has Psyche grown into a teenager and thanks to Aphrodite's curse, forced to marry a monster or see her beloved home Atlantis destroyed by an earthquake. Aphrodite sends her son Eros to make Psyche fall in love with a monster, but he pricks himself with his own arrow and falls in love with her. He has The Zephyr take her to his palace in the clouds where he marries her but forbids Psyche to look at him. She assumes he is protecting her from his ugliness, but since he is kind she is happy.
When Psyche's sisters visit, they are jealous and plant doubt in Psyche's mind about Eros. Fearful that her coming child will be a monster, she looks upon him and realizes who he is. Furious at this betrayal, he casts her back down to earth, though she keeps her little dog with her.
Aphrodite sends her on three quests, that the goddess presumes will be impossible, but thanks to both her kindness and her cleverness, she succeeds. Eros realizes the value of forgiveness, and he even tries to help her, but she's already helped herself. She forgives him as well, and they marry again, with her ascending to godhood.
The second section of the book has Psyche grown into a teenager and thanks to Aphrodite's curse, forced to marry a monster or see her beloved home Atlantis destroyed by an earthquake. Aphrodite sends her son Eros to make Psyche fall in love with a monster, but he pricks himself with his own arrow and falls in love with her. He has The Zephyr take her to his palace in the clouds where he marries her but forbids Psyche to look at him. She assumes he is protecting her from his ugliness, but since he is kind she is happy.
When Psyche's sisters visit, they are jealous and plant doubt in Psyche's mind about Eros. Fearful that her coming child will be a monster, she looks upon him and realizes who he is. Furious at this betrayal, he casts her back down to earth, though she keeps her little dog with her.
Aphrodite sends her on three quests, that the goddess presumes will be impossible, but thanks to both her kindness and her cleverness, she succeeds. Eros realizes the value of forgiveness, and he even tries to help her, but she's already helped herself. She forgives him as well, and they marry again, with her ascending to godhood.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Eugenia and Euphemia are not pleased to see that Psyche lives in a grand palace and is happy with her monsterous husband.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The book opens with a prologue featuring Eros helping a young man defeat a Sphinx and then matching him up with a nearby widowed Queen. He's pretty proud of himself before later finding out the young man is Oedipus.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The book opens with a prologue featuring Eros helping a young man defeat a Sphinx and then matching him up with a nearby widowed Queen. He's pretty proud of himself before later finding out the young man is Oedipus. The other gods tease him about this.
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* TalkingAnimal: The ants speak collectively, with "We" and repeat themselves but they can talk.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: GorgeousGreek: Psyche is willing to marry a monster to save her people. She this, even if she is rewarded by being married to the God of Sex instead. She doesn't mind this turn of events.
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* {{Atlantis}}: Psyche is a Princess of Atlantis, and the mythical island has a great deal of anachronistic technology and is in touch with cultures on other continents.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Psyche's older brother is the only person who understands her until Eros comes to do so.
* CanonForeigner: While Psyche has two sisters in the original myth, Prince Nikolas is an original character.
* CupidsArrow: Eros is the Greek version of Cupid, and he gets pricked by one of his own arrows when he sees Psyche.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Eros gives Psyche a puppy, and she becomes Psyche's companion on her journey.
* CanonForeigner: While Psyche has two sisters in the original myth, Prince Nikolas is an original character.
* CupidsArrow: Eros is the Greek version of Cupid, and he gets pricked by one of his own arrows when he sees Psyche.
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* AchillesInHisTent: Eros gets so upset at Psyche's perceived betrayal, he won't help her with the quests Aphrodite gives her.
* BestFriend: Hermes is this to Eros, and often serves as the truth teller.
* HappilyArrangedMarriage: The main plot of the novel, at least from Psyche's POV. Eros chooses her.
* IceQueen: Aphrodite is this.
* PrincessProtagonist: The heroine, Psyche, is the daughter of a Greek king and queen.
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!! This novel provides examples of:
* AchillesInHisTent: Eros gets so upset at Psyche's perceived betrayal, he won't help her with the quests Aphrodite gives her.
* BestFriend: Hermes is this to Eros, and often serves as the truth teller.
* HappilyArrangedMarriage: The main plot of the novel, at least from Psyche's POV. Eros chooses her.
* IceQueen: Aphrodite is this.
* PrincessProtagonist: The heroine, Psyche, is the daughter of a Greek king and queen.
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